The nurse is preparing to meet a client for the first time to teach about home ostomy management. Prior to meeting the client, what information will the nurse want to gather in order to individualize the teaching plan? Select all that apply
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Education level
2. Cognitive ability
3. Social class
4. Employment
5. Culture
1,2,4,5
Rationale: Considerations when planning teaching should include the client's educational level, cognitive ability, social class, and culture. Knowledge of educational level and cognitive level helps the nurse to plan teaching aimed at the client's current intellectual level. Knowledge of the client's job and culture provides information to help the nurse develop rapport with this client.
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a. Almost all homeless families are made up of single-parent families. b. Children in homeless families are usually in good health. c. Families with children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. d. Children in homeless families have no way to attend school so are illiterate.
The nurse documents in the progress notes: "Admitted to emergency department accompanied by wife. Patient is alert and oriented, blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg, and pulse is 80 beats/min
The patient is anxious. He becomes nervous and when asked about his smoking history." Which statement from the nurse's note is the best example of an inference? a. Blood pressure reading 120/80 mm Hg b. Patient is accompanied by wife. c. Patient has a history of smoking. d. The patient is anxious.
The nurse providing care for a woman with preterm labor on terbutaline would include which of the following interventions to identify side effects of the drug?
1. Assess deep tendon reflexes 2. Assess for dyspnea and crackles 3. Assess for bradycardia 4. Assess for hypoglycemia
When the fetal shunt between the pulmonary artery and the aorta fails to close after birth, or reopens after closure has occurred, it is known as:
a. Congestive heart failure b. Patent ductus arteriosus c. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia d. Intraventricular hemorrhage