The nurse is instructing the patient on measures to take to prevent complications from venous insufficiency. One such measure will include:
A) Avoiding tight-fitting socks
B) Reducing activity
C) Sleeping with legs dependent
D) Avoiding pressure stockings
Ans: A
Feedback: Measures to take to prevent complications include avoiding tight-fitting socks and panty girdles, maintaining activities such as walking, sleeping with legs elevated, and using pressure stockings.
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Why do most nursing theories reflect such strong influence from other disciplines such as sociology?
1. Those disciplines are more professional than nursing. 2. The theorists who developed nursing theories were often doing graduate work in those disciplines, not nursing. 3. Nursing theories were developed by non-nurses. 4. Nursing is not an independent entity, but a spin-off from other disciplines such as sociology and psychology.
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A) ?hospice care for a child with muscular dystrophy B) ?postoperative care following a tonsillectomy C) ?outpatient chemotherapy infusion for a child with leukemia D) ?immunization updates as part of a preschool physical examination
A police officer who uses reaction formation to deal with fears of acting cowardly is most likely to:
a. call others cowards. b. develop paralysis of the leg. c. volunteer for perilous duty. d. have nightmares about running from an assailant.