Interventions a nurse can use to establish presence with a patient include which of the following? Select all that apply
A. Giving attention
B. Answering lights
C. Listening
D. Administering medication
E. Speaking with the family
A, B, C
Presence is the art of nursing. It involves being with the patient versus doing for the patient. Presence is being able to offer closeness with the patient, which helps to prevent emotional and environmental isolation.
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a. Reducing risks to human subjects b. Reducing cost of data collection c. Increasing consistency in data collection d. Increasing risk of introducing researcher bias into the study
A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus voided 4,000 mL of urine in the past 24 hours. The patient's skin turgor is poor, and the patient is reporting polyphagia and polydipsia
Which blood glucose level should the nurse expect when assessing this patient? 1. 60 mg/dL 2. 110 mg/dL 3. 125 mg/dL 4. 180 mg/dL
Preconception counseling is critical to the outcome of diabetic pregnancy because poor glycemic control before and during early pregnancy is associated with:
1. frequent episodes of maternal hypoglycemia. 2. congenital anomalies in the fetus. 3. polyhydramnios. 4. hyperemesis gravidarum.
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1. Telling the client that he will have to "tough it out" 2. Calling the physician for further orders 3. Telling co-workers that this client has no pain tolerance 4. Believing the client is drug seeking