The nurse is admitting an older client to the unit. Which of the following should the nurse include in the admission process to provide culturally competent care?
1. Assess the client's level of pain
2. Identify the client's life trajectories
3. Allow the client to see the prescribed plan of care
4. Encourage family involvement in as much of the client's care as possible
2. Identify the client's life trajectories
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A) Goals are basically haphazard. B) Change occurs by default. C) Change aims to promote growth. D) An agent is sometimes necessary.
Approximately how much would a newborn who weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces at birth weigh at 1 year of age?
a. 14 3/4 lb b. 22 1/8 lb c. 29 1/2 lb d. Unable to estimate weigh at 1 year
A patient tells the nurse that he's happy that his wife did not "catch" the same cold from which he has recently recovered. The nurse realizes that which of the following most likely occurred in his wife?
1. T-helper 2 memory of a previous exposure to the same virus that caused the patient's illness 2. T-helper 1 stimulation to kill unidentified cells 3. Proliferation of CD 8 cells 4. Release of cytokines
A woman in labor whose cervix is not completely dilated is pushing strenuously during contractions. Which method of breathing should the nurse encourage the woman to perform to help her overcome the urge to push?
A. Cleansing breaths B. Blowing repeatedly in short puffs C. Holding her breath and using the Valsalva maneuver D. Deep inspiration and expiration at the beginning and end, respectively, of each contraction