The nurse is conducting a home care visit of a 78-year-old female client. The client confides in the nurse about pain experienced during intercourse. The nurse would instruct the client to
A) avoid intercourse.
B) use vaginal lubricants during intercourse.
C) tolerate this problem because it is a normal part of aging.
D) decrease the frequency of intercourse to decrease the pain.
B
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The practicing nurse best understands the concept of ethics to mean
a. acting on what is right in a situation. b. always doing what patients want. c. being of good moral character. d. following strict guidelines for action.
The nurse researcher is reading about a replication study. What is identical replication?
A) Exact duplication of methods of an earlier study B) Close approximation but not exact duplication of methods C) Deliberate attempts to test the implications of the original research D) Concerned with the development, validation, and assessment of methodologic tools of strategies
The nurse reminds the parent of a teething 5-month-old infant that to reduce the discomfort of teething the parent can:
a. Give ibuprofen dissolved in warm water b. Give small, hard candies to relieve the discomfort c. Rub the swollen gum with a warm washcloth d. Provide a hard rubber teething ring
A patient recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has a heart rate of 120 bmp, blood pressure 90/50 mmHg, decreased urine output, decreased chest tube output, muffled heart sounds, and weak peripheral pulses. What action should the nurse take first?
A. Reposition the patient. B. Increase the intravenous fluids. C. Notify the physician immediately. D. Recheck vital signs in 15 minutes.