The nurse is conducting a psychosocial assessment of a child with asthma brought to the physician's office for a check-up. Which of the following are psychosocial issues that might be assessed? Select all answers that apply
A) Health insurance coverage
B) Transportation to health care facilities
C) School's response to the chronic illness
D) Past medical history
E) Future treatment plans
F) Health maintenance needs
A, B, C
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A child has just been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis (JA). The parents want to know what caused this to happen. Which statement by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A. "Genetic abnormalities are triggered by infection." B. "It seems to be an autoimmune disease." C. "Latent infections can recur and cause JA." D. "No one really understands how JA occurs."
The nurse is caring for a patient who is being monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter. Which change requires immediate intervention?
1. Systemic vascular resistance of 900 dynes/sec/cm5 2. Appearance of an "a" wave on the pulmonary artery waveform 3. Pulmonary artery wedge pressure of 10 mmHg 4. Spontaneous development of a pulmonary artery wedge pressure waveform
A 70-year-old male patient has a fracture of the right hip from a motor vehicle accident. The orthopedic surgeon decides to perform surgery to correct the fracture to prevent complications and allow early rehabilitation
Which type of surgery and stabilization will be performed on this patient? Refer to the figure. 1. external fixation 2. open reduction and internal fixation 3. total right hip arthroplasty 4. hip arthroscopy
The nurse observes the parents and the neonate for signs of bonding. The nurse would be concerned that bonding is NOT taking place if she sees the parents:
a. Kissing, holding, and talking to the baby b. Ignoring the baby c. Encouraging siblings to participate in care d. Involving the grandparents in the baby's care