The nurse is teaching the parents of a 2-year-old toddler methods of dealing with their child's "negativism." Based on Erickson's theory of development, which of the following would be an appropriate intervention for this child?
A) Discourage solitary play; encourage playing with other children.
B) Encourage the child to pick out his own clothes.
C) Use "time-outs" whenever the child says "no" inappropriately.
D) Encourage the child to take turns when playing games.
B
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A) an acceleration injury. B) a deceleration injury. C) coup-contrecoup injury. D) none of the above.
The daughter of an older frail patient recovering from receiving the wrong medication asks what the hospital can do to prevent this from happening again. How should the nurse respond to the daughter?
1. "There isn't much that can be done." 2. "Medication errors can't be avoided because we are short-staffed." 3. "It really depends on the physician's handwriting to understand what is ordered." 4. "We are planning to install a bar-code system to identify patients and medications."
You are caring for a client who is poststapedectomy. What would you include in your nursing care?
A) Place the client on the operative side. B) Keep the affected ear packed with cotton. C) Encourage the client to exercise within 24 hours. D) Assess the facial nerve.
Medicine cups are used to measure and administer liquid oral medications and are only calibrated in with
the metric system. Indicate whether the statement is true or false