A nurse is working with a group of clients diagnosed with schizophrenia in a community setting. Which of the following would least likely be a priority?
A) Improving the quality of life
B) Instilling hope
C) Managing psychosis
D) Preventing relapse
B
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A nurse uses the rule of nines to assess a client with burn injuries to the entire back region and left arm. How should the nurse document the percentage of the client's body that sustained burns?
a. 9% b. 18% c. 27% d. 36%
How would the nurse explain alternative medical traditions to a patient?
A. Outside of the realm of a person's cultural heritage medical tradition B. For use in concert with other aspects of health care C. An essential component of a cultural heritage medical tradition D. Traditional methods of health care
Which nursing actions would be recommended for a family nurse beginning a relationship with a family?
1. Welcoming care recipients and families. 2. Identifying medical problems. 3. Listening to family stories. 4. Being present with care recipients.
A 3-year-old boy with encephalitis is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions by the nurse would demonstrate atraumatic care?
A) Using EMLA prior to lumbar puncture B) Having his anxious mother stay in the waiting room C) Explaining, using medical terms, what will happen D) Starting the child's intravenous infusion in his room