What is the goal of nursing care for the patient with a chronic illness?
a. Find the cause of the illness.
b. Tell the patient that he or she will learn to live with the illness.
c. Help the patient manage the illness.
d. Give the patient websites that have infor-mation about the illness.
C
The goal of caring for patients with a chronic illness is to help them manage the illness and to develop coping skills.
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1. place the patient in a supine position. 2. encourage group activities to promote rest. 3. have the patient cough and deep breathe every 2 hours. 4. encourage large meals for extra needed calories.
A foster parent is talking to the nurse about the health care needs for the child who has been placed in the parent's care. Which statement best describes the health care needs of foster children?
a. Foster children always come from abusive households and are emotionally fragile. b. Foster children tend to have a higher than normal incidence of acute and chronic health problems. c. Foster children are usually born prematurely and require technologically advanced health care. d. Foster children will not stay in the home for an extended period, so health care needs are not as important as emotional fulfillment.
During a routine dressing change, the nurse accidentally pulls the drain tubing 2 inches out of the insertion site. Place the nursing interventions in the order the nurse should use for subsequent nursing actions
1. Provide wound care and apply dressing. 2. Ask client to describe wound sensations. 3. Swab tubing with chlorhexidine solution. 4. Collaborate with the surgeon immediately.
A nurse is investigating the structure of the community. Which of the following indicators would the nurse most likely collect data about?
a. Infant mortality rate b. Effective communication c. Crime rate d. Emergency room utilization