The nurse is caring for a 33-year-old woman who is experiencing pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). On the first visit, the nurse focuses on assessing
A) weight, presence of edema and hyperreflexia, fetal heart tones, compliance to the plan of care, nutrition, psychosocial status, and knowledge of symptoms.
B) weight, fetal heart tones, fundal height, and psychosocial status.
C) vomiting, weight loss, and fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
D) self-care capacity, edema, fundal height, and fetal heart tones.
A
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You are the nurse caring for an 87-year-old Mexican-American female patient who is in end-stage renal disease
The physician has just been in to see the patient and her family to tell them that nothing more can be done for the patient and that death is not far off. The physician offers to discharge the patient home to hospice care. The patient and family refuse. After the physician leaves, the patient's daughter approaches you and asks what hospice care is. What would this lack of knowledge about hospice care be perceived as? A) Lack of an American education of the patient and her family B) A language barrier to hospice care for this patient C) A barrier to hospice care for this patient D) Inability to grasp American concepts of health care
A client is crying, wringing her hands, and telling the nurse that she just does not know how much more she can take. The nurse realizes this client is experiencing ineffective coping with stressors or:
a. anxiety. c. maladaptation. b. eustress. d. catharsis.
According to Kleinman's model, lay practitioners and healers are part of which sector?
A) Cultural health system B) Folk C) Popular D) Professional