The nurse is caring for a 2-month-old with cerebral palsy. The infant is limp and flaccid with uncontrolled, slow, wormlike, writhing, or twisting movements. How would the nurse best describe these movements?
A) Spastic
B) Athetoid
C) Ataxic
D) Mixed
B
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The nurse is preparing to care for a patient who was just transferred from the emergency care unit to the medical-surgical floor. What is the most effective means of preventing microbial transmission?
A) Wearing gloves B) Using aseptic technique C) Meticulous handwashing D) Disinfecting all equipment
Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of why phenotypic variations in disease occur?
A) "Disease presentation is the same in all people with the same genetic mutations." B) "Disease presentation only relies on lifestyle choices." C) "Disease presentation is only due to environmental influences." D) "Disease presentation usually depends on multiple genes, environment, and lifestyle."
Nursing's metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other disciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that form the foundation for all nursing theories are
a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education. b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy. c. person, environment, health, and nursing. d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion.
A parent asks the nurse if there is anything that can be done to reduce the pain that his 3-year-old experiences each morning when blood is drawn for lab studies. Which intervention would the nurse implement based on the parent's concern?
1. Intravenous sedation 15 minutes prior to the procedure 2. EMLA cream (lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%) applied to skin at least one hour prior to the procedure 3. Use of guided imagery during the procedure 4. Use of muscle-relaxation techniques