The __________ is best for pediatric, culturally diverse, and mentally challenged clients
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Wong-Baker FACES scale
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A 60-year-old patient experienced a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath and was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. The patient has been started on an intravenous heparin infusion. How does this drug achieve therapeutic effect?
A) By promoting the rapid excretion of vitamin K by the gastrointestinal mucosa B) By inhibiting the action of vitamin K at its sites of action C) By inhibiting platelet aggregation on vessel walls and promoting fibrinolysis D) By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation cascade
Which of the following advice should the nurse offer to clients who are undergoing sealed radiation therapy?
A) Clients must avoid contact with other people for at least 2 months after the implant. B) Clients must isolate themselves when the radiation is most active. C) Clients may interact with other people freely. D) Clients must maintain a vegetarian diet.
Nursing care of a client for the first 48 hours after surgery includes all of the following interventions. Which action would enable the client to better participate in the other activities?
a. Assist the client to sit up and ambulate as soon and as often as possible. b. Encourage coughing and deep breathing every 2 hours. c. Monitor use of the incentive spirometry every waking hour. d. Provide adequate pain-relief measures.
An adolescent client has a long leg cast secondary to a fractured femur. Which nursing action is most appropriate in order to effectively facilitate the adolescent's return to school?
1. Develop an individualized health plan (IHP) that focuses on long-term needs of the adolescent. 2. Meet with all of the other students prior to the student's return to school to emphasize the special needs of the injured teen. 3. Meet with teachers and administrators at the school to make sure entrances and classrooms are wheelchair accessible. 4. Meet with parents of the injured student to encourage homebound schooling until a short leg cast is applied.