The best rule of thumb related to touching psychiatric clients is
A. follow your instincts.
B. touch the elderly, but avoid touching the young.
C. check the facility's policy on the acceptability of touch.
D. touch is perceived as a gesture of warmth and friendship that fosters a relationship.
Answer: C. check the facility's policy on the acceptability of touch.
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a. The nurse will instruct the client on diabetic foot care. b. The nurse will demonstrate the proper technique for trimming toenails. c. The client will learn about foot care. d. The client will demonstrate the proper technique for trimming toenails by the end of the week.
In an experimental design, the dependent variable is:
a. The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed. b. The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other. c. A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research. d. An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined.
A client states, "I stopped taking my medications for osteoporosis. I couldn't see how they were helping me any." How should the nurse respond?
1. "The results from these medications are hard for you to see." 2. "It takes about 6 months to see any results." 3. "When did you stop taking the medications?" 4. "Were there any other reasons that you decided to discontinue the medications?" 5. "You are not helping us help you when you don't follow directions."
A clinic nurse is assessing a child with erythema infectiosum (fifth disease). Which figure depicts the rash the nurse should expect to assess?
a. c. b. d.