The nurse has formulated a diagnosis of Activity Intolerance related to Decreased Airway Capacity for chronic asthma. In looking at the client's coping skills, the nurse realizes that the patient has a vast knowledge about the disease and what exacerbates symptoms in particular situations. The nurse will utilize this information because:
a) Strengths can be an aid to mobilizing health and the healing process
c) It will be easier for the nurse to educate the client about other interventions
d) The nurse wont have to spend time going over the pathology of the client's disease
Ans: d) The nurse wont have to spend time going over the pathology of the client's disease
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A) Multiple alleles B) Single alleles C) Antigens D) Increased immunity
The nurse is performing a wet/damp to dry dressing change when the patient begins to complain of severe pain. What should the nurse do first?
a. Notify the physician. b. Notify the wound care nurse. c. Stop the procedure. d. Give the patient pain medication.
The nurse systematically tries a variety of products to help with healing of a client's wound. Which problem-solving method is the nurse using?
1. Intuition 2. Scientific method 3. Research process 4. Trial and error
A client, aged 60 years, is receiving nitroprusside for hypertensive emergency. The nurse would be alert for the development of which of the following?
A) Significant hypotension B) Rebound hypertension C) Blindness D) Stroke