The nurse caring for an 11-year-old who is newly diagnosed with asthma will provide teaching to:
1. The most responsible parent.
2. The mother.
3. The father.
4. The client.
4
Rationale: The 11-year-old is developmentally advanced enough to take responsibility for most health care needs with supervision from the parents, so teaching should be aimed at the child but include both parents.
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1. "Lamaze classes teach both relaxation and breathing techniques." 2. "Online chat rooms are found helpful by most patients." 3. "Hypno-birthing is inexpensive and very effective. You should try it." 4. "No one class is best for everyone. What are your thoughts about birth?"
A client's urine specific gravity is 1.040 . Which action by the nurse is best?
a. Obtain a urine culture and sensitivity. b. Place the client on restricted fluids. c. Review the client's creatinine level. d. Increase the client's fluid intake.
What is the normal number of autosomal chromosomes for humans?
A. 42 B. 44 C. 46 D. 48
When dealing with the parents of a child diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, which of the following statements would be appropriate?
A) "Allow the child to come up with a list of routine activities." B) "Encourage the child to talk when he is around other children." C) "Use a time-out as a way to control aggressive behavior." D) "Ignore his head banging; it's just for attention."