The nurse is working with a pregnant teen. In order to accurately assess the teen's nutritional intake, the nurse should:
A. Assess laboratory values.
B. Ask her to complete a 24-hour dietary recall.
C. Observe for clinical signs of malnutrition.
D. Ask about her cooking facilities.
B
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Carlton, a 6-year-old boy, was playing on a sandy beach with his mother. He began to run along the shoreline when he stepped on the sharp edge of a shell, giving himself a deep cut on his foot
His mother washed his foot in the lake and put on his running shoe to take him home. One day later, Carlton's foot looked worse. The gash was red and painful. The foot was warm to touch and appeared swollen. Carlton's mom put some gauze over the wound and prepared to take him to the local community health clinic. What is the physiologic mechanism causing the wound to become red, hot, swollen, and painful? How is this different than the inflammatory response that might occur in an internal organ? What are the immunologic events that are happening at the local level during Carlton's acute inflammatory response? Nutrition plays an important factor in wound healing. What stages of wound healing would be affected by a deficiency in vitamins A and C?
A patient asks a nurse why drugs that have been approved by the FDA still have unknown side effects. What will the nurse tell the patient?
a. Testing for all side effects of a medication would be prohibitively expensive. b. Patients in drug trials often are biased by their preconceptions of a drug's benefits. c. Researchers tend to conduct studies that will prove the benefits of their new drugs. d. Subjects in drug trials do not always represent the full spectrum of possible pa-tients.
The nurse is teaching experienced postpartum nurses about homecare visits. Which statements indicate that teaching was effective? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. "I should tell the family to put any guns or knives away." 2. "It is best to blend in with the community and not bring attention to myself on visits." 3. "If I encounter a crime in progress, I should leave the area." 4. "Wearing jewelry is a good way to demonstrate my professionalism." 5. "Ignoring my 'gut' feelings might lead to an unsafe situation."
A nursing assistant has failed a prerequisite course toward admission to nursing school and states, "I will always be only a nursing assistant and never an RN". Her nursing advisor understands this is an example of which automatic thought?
A. Arbitrary inference B. Overgeneralization C. Dichotomous thinking D. Personalization