Which of the following strategies can be used to help patients overcome powerlessness?
A) Encourage patients to identify their weaknesses.
B) Encourage patients to identify their strengths.
C) Provide advice on how to handle problems.
D) Set goals and make decisions for the patient.
B
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What should you teach a patient who has been prescribed potassium (K-Dur) tablets?
a. "If you miss a dose, double your next dose to keep your blood level of potassium normal." b. "Take your potassium with food or a full glass or water to avoid nausea/vomiting." c. "Be sure to use salt substitutes instead of salt so that your body will not retain water." d. "Eat lots of foods that are high in potassium such as bananas, spinach, broccoli, and sweet potatoes."
A nurse is counseling a family about the management of childhood obesity. Which of the fol-lowing recommendations should be made by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a. Set goals related to having a healthier life-style, not dieting b. Have low-calorie, nutritious snacks availa-ble and ready c. Allow snacking in front of the TV for short periods of time d. Decrease computer time and replace it with activities and chores e. Invest in a gym membership at a local fa-cility
Nursing care for a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) usually includes which therapeutic component?
a. Foster care b. Institutionalization c. Stimulant drug therapy d. Cognitive processing games
When auscultating a client's heart sounds the nurse detects a murmur that is initially loud and then gets softer. The nurse determines the pattern of this murmur to be which of the following?
A) Crescendo B) Decrescendo C) Crescendo-decrescendo D) Plateau