The nurse using Watson’s theory to guide practice would put highest priority on

A hospital director of nursing (DON) establishes a hospital-wide committee to process the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” and to create unit-based activities that support its recommendations. A unit manager asks about the importance of the endeavor. What response by the DON is best?

The nurse researcher explains to a co-worker that the priority in funding for research today is research studies that examine

A faculty member explains to students that one concern of the American Nurses Association’s 1965 position statement designating the baccalaureate degree (BSN) as the educational entry point for nursing is that

Which statement is true for lumbar traction of discogenic pain?

What motion is MOST likely to results in pain for a patient with a facet joint pathology?

A patient with orders for mechanical lumbar traction states they have forgotten their blood pressure meds this morning. What is the MOST appropriate actions for the PTA to take?

What is a sufficient force to separate cervical facet joints with traction?

How much flexion is necessary in the lumbar spine to appropriately apply traction to L1L2?

During the initial treatment of traction, which statement is false?