The idea that health is the absence of disease is a predominant feature of the __________ model of health
a. adaptive
b. clinical
c. eudaemonistic
d. role performance
B
The clinical model of health considers the absence of disease to be the defining characteristic of health.
The adaptive model of health emphasizes continual adaptation and readjustment to demands.
The eudaemonistic model of health focuses on the complete development of human potential.
The role performance model of health considers illness to exist when one cannot perform one's roles.
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Advising, asking closed-ended questions, and changing the subject are examples of ________________ to therapeutic communication
ANS:
A patient diagnosed with a primary brain tumor asks the nurse if this is a common disease. Which response by the nurse is accurate?
a. "Brain tumors are very rare." b. "About 40,000 people a year are diag-nosed with a primary brain tumor." c. "It doesn't really matter. We are just con-cerned with helping you." d. "Almost all primary brain tumors are ma-lignant."
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic. The patient has a serum drug trough of 1.5 mcg/mL. The normal trough for this drug is 1.7 mcg/mL to 2.2 mcg/mL. What will the nurse expect the patient to experience?
a. Inadequate drug effects b. Increased risk for superinfection c. Minimal adverse effects d. Slowed onset of action
A child is receiving a combination albuterol/ipratropium (DuoNeb) inhalation treatment. The patient complains of a dry mouth and sore throat. What will the nurse do?
a. Contact the provider to report systemic anticholinergic side effects. b. Discontinue the aerosol treatment immediately. c. Notify the provider of a possible allergic reaction. d. Reassure the patient that these are expected side effects.