The Nurse Is Learning to Identify Readiness to Learn in Patients

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse is learning to identify readiness to learn in patients. Which one of the following patients would the nurse identify correctly as ready to learn?

• A) The patient requesting pain medication for treatment of severe discomfort
• B) The patient with nausea and vomiting
• C) The patient who learned 30 minutes ago that she has cancer of the pancreas
• D) The patient who was recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and is scheduled to be discharged in 2 days

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Definitions:

Floating-rate Bonds

Bonds whose interest rate payments adjust periodically based on an underlying benchmark, making them less sensitive to interest rate changes.

Interest Rate Swap

A financial derivative contract in which two parties exchange interest rate payments on a specified principal amount.

LIBOR

The London Interbank Offered Rate, an interest rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading banks in London and used as a reference for lending rates worldwide.

Notional Principal

The term refers to the principal amount, or face value, upon which interest payments or financial derivatives are calculated, without the need for physical exchange of the principal sum.