A transfer belt is not needed to transfer a resident from the bed to a chair. For the transfer, how should you hold onto the person?
a. Have the person put her arms around your waist.
b. Have the person put her arms around your neck.
c. Place your hands under the person's arms and around her shoulder blades.
d. Hold the person's weak arm while she supports herself with her strong arm.
C
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The postpartum client expresses concern about getting back into her pre-pregnant shape, and asks the nurse when she will be able to run again. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective?
1. "You can start running in two weeks. Breastfeed as soon as you are done." 2. "See how your energy level is at home, and increase your activity slowly." 3. "Running is not recommended for breastfeeding women." 4. "If you are getting eight hours of sleep per day, you can start running."
A client tells the nurse about two abortions performed during college. The nurse responds, "What did you major in while you were in college?" This response is evidence of which type of barrier to communication?
1. Changing the subject. 2. False reassurance. 3. Cross-examination. 4. Use of technical terms.
Which of the following is most likely to indicate pathological changes of the respiratory system rather than changes resulting from the aging process?
a. barrel chest c. diminished cough reflex b. pursed-lip breathing d. loss of alveolar gas exchange
A patient has been admitted to the burn unit at a large, tertiary care hospital with burns that involve 35% of the patient's total body surface area (TBSA). The nurse on the burn unit should be aware that:
A) Extensive burns have pathophysiological effects that supersede the integumentary system. B) Burns involving a large TBSA are often less painful than burns that are less extensive. C) Extensive burns necessitate palliative care rather than curative treatments. D) Burns that involve a large TBSA are always accompanied by sepsis.