When assessing the power structure of a family, the nurse would document what type of power structure if effective family functioning was assessed?
A) Authoritarian
B) Permissive
C) Chaotic
D) Egalitarian
D
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The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient scheduled for surgery
The nurse is instructing the patient on the use of deep breathing, coughing, and the use of incentive spirometry when the patient states, "I don't know why you're focusing on my breathing. My surgery is on my hip, not my chest." What rationale for these instructions should the nurse provide? A) To prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) B) To promote optimal lung expansion C) To enhance peripheral circulation D) To prevent pneumothorax
Which of the following qualities does the nurse need to provide caring?
a. Sensitivity to the needs of other nurses b. Longing to help others live a healthy life c. Desire to have a stable career and income d. Ability to create a trusting environment
The nurse is admitting a client from the emergency department with a reported spinal cord injury
What device would the nurse expect to be used to provide correct vertebral alignment and to increase the space between the vertebrae in a client with spinal cord injury? A) Cervical collar B) Cast C) Traction with weights and pulleys D) Turning frame
To differentiate between caput succedaneum and cephalohematoma in a newborn, the nurse would consider the following clinical information. (Select all that apply.)
a. These are both normal presentations because of the birth process and will resolve within 24 to 48 hours. b. Cephalohematoma manifests as a localized area of swelling as compared with caput succedaneum, which appears as a general swelling of the head. c. A cephalohematoma can develop several hours or days after the birth event, whereas caput succedaneum is noted shortly before or immediately after the birth event. d. Edema that crosses suture lines is observed with caput succedaneum. e. With a cephalohematoma, bleeding occurs between the bone and skull.