A nurse caring for a homeless population recognizes that those who are homeless:
a. Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups
b. Have no desire to seek medical care
c. Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing
d. Are living in despair with no hope or resilience
C
Homeless and marginally housed people must struggle with heavy demands as they try to man-age daily life because their resources are limited.
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Seniors received didactic classes on proper diet, exercise, stress, and medication adherence with 30-minute low-impact exercise sessions once monthly for a period of 6 months. Ordinal level data collected during the study would include which of the following? A) Gender, ethnicity B) Education level, Heart Association classification C) Age, body mass index D) Scores on a self-care index
You are performing a young woman's first pelvic examination. You make sure to tell her verbally what is coming next and what to expect. Then you carry out each maneuver of the examination. You let her know at the outset that if she needs a break or wants to stop, this is possible. You ask several times during the examination, “How are you doing, Brittney?” What are you accomplishing
with these techniques? A) Increasing the patient's sense of control B) Increasing the patient's trust in you as a caregiver C) Decreasing her sense of vulnerability D) All of the above
What part of the client's record is commonly used to document specific client variables, such as vital signs?
A) Progress notes B) Nursing notes C) Critical paths D) Graphic record
A client scheduled for surgery has a history of venous stasis problems. Which strategies should the nurse consider to reduce the risk of postoperative venous stasis?
1. Pneumatic compression device 2. Sequential compression device 3. Antiembolism stockings 4. Getting the client out of bed as soon as possible 5. Keeping the legs lower than the level of the heart