A geriatric nurse practitioner is completing a health history for a newly admitted resident of a long-term care facility. Which of the following questions will elicit information about the patient's spirituality?
A) "Tell me what church you went to when you were a child."
B) "Do you believe God will make you independent again?"
C) "Why is it that you do not go to church on Sundays?"
D) "Are you angry at God for allowing you to be here?"
D
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The nurse is performing an assessment on a 4-hour old newborn. Findings include temperature 36.2° C (97.2° F), heart rate 162 beats/minute, respiratory rate 62 breaths/minute with 20-second pauses. The nurse's first action should be to:
a. Notify the health care provider. b. Recheck vital signs in 1 hour. c. Document findings as normal. d. Return the newborn to the mother's room for rooming-in.
A nurse is applying a warm moist compress to a client. What is an appropriate nursing intervention to retain the heat of the compress?
A) Cover the pack with a light material. B) Apply an Aqua-K pad over the pack. C) Tape the pack to the body with dry gauze. D) Cover the pack with a moist material.
Assistive devices are used to
A) help the staff in ambulating the patient. B) compensate for problems the patient has with walking. C) keep the patient from walking too fast, which may cause a fall. D) prevent back injuries in health care workers.
A recently divorced mother who must return to work is concerned about the effects of placing her child in day care full-time. In counseling the mother, the nurse knows that which factor is most influential in determining whether day care has a positive or negative effect on the child?
1. The amount of time that the children spend playing outside 2. The closeness of the parent–child relationship 3. The ratio of day care workers to children 4. The cleanliness of the day care facility