A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Being

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who is being evaluated for urinary retention. Approximately 10 minutes after the patient voids, the nurse uses the bladder scan and determines that the patient has 80 mL urine remaining in the bladder. The best statement by the nurse is:

• A) "Your bladder is still pretty full. Do you think you can void again?"
• B) "You have a large amount of residual or leftover urine in your bladder, so I will need to notify the doctor."
• C) "You must have really great kidneys to make so much urine so quickly."
• D) "There is still some urine in your bladder, but it is within the limit of what is considered normal."

Comprehend the impacts of participative decision-making on employee satisfaction and organizational productivity.

Grasp the concept of escalation of commitment and its underlying causes.

Acknowledge the influence of gender, age, and experience on risk preferences in decision-making.

Understand the Z problem-solving model and its application in managerial decisions.

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Definitions:

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without a person’s conscious awareness.

Altered State

A condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state, induced by various means like meditation, drugs, or hypnosis.

Posthypnotic Suggestion

involves instructions given to a person under hypnosis that are to be executed after the hypnosis session has ended, often used to change behaviors.

Mindfulness Meditation

A practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis.