The nurse in a community clinic is following up on the care provider's recommendation that the patient consult a nutritionist. The nurse gives a list of referral agencies to this patient
This is an example of which of the following roles of the nurse?
A) Client advocacy
B) Community-based nursing
C) Primary care
D) Secondary prevention
A
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A client with generalized anxiety disorder frequently skips weekly scheduled appointments with a primary nurse therapist in the managed care organization (MCO), showing up only when the client is feeling severely stressed
Which of the following statements best explains this behavior? 1. The client is aware that MCO's frequently "double-book" appointments to balance out the "no-shows." 2. The client does not have transportation for scheduled appointments with the therapist. 3. MCO consumers do not have to make co-payments for missed appointments. 4. MCO consumers find it easier than non-MCO consumers to not keep scheduled appointments, partly because services are prepaid.
The nurse is discussing hospice care with the family of a client dying of cancer. The spouse asks the nurse if Medicare will continue to pay if the client lives longer than 6 months. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
A) "I will call someone in the finance office to come speak with you about your question." B) "Are you concerned about paying for your spouse's health care?" C) "It is unlikely your husband will live past 6 months." D) "Please ask the doctor to explain the role of hospice before discharge."
How should the nurse respond when a patient asks how he could have chronic kidney disease (CKD) when he has not had symptoms of the disease?
A) "Symptoms of CKD are often vague." B) "CKD comes on suddenly." C) "Your current urinary tract infection may have caused your CKD." D) "You must have had symptoms that you did not report."
The client has had a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and now cannot speak. It is unclear from assessment if the client understands spoken words. What NANDA nursing diagnosis problem statement would be used for this client?
What will be an ideal response?