The nurse is caring for a client who says, "You don't understand what I mean." The nurse responds, "Can you give me an example or elaborate on what you mean?" This nurse is using which intellectual standard?
A) precision B) accuracy C) clarity D) relevance
C
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A woman who has a successful career and a busy lifestyle will most likely look for a contraceptive that:
a. requires extensive education to use. b. is the easiest and most convenient to use. c. costs the least. d. is permanent.
The new nurse is assessing a client with suspected pheochromocytoma. Which action by the nurse requires the precepting nurse to intervene?
a. Auscultating, palpating, and percussing the client's abdomen b. Taking the client's blood pressure for re-ports of chest pain c. Assessing the client's diet for red wine and aged cheeses d. Limiting visitors while the client is sleep-ing
The client is a 30-year-old man who has type 1 polycystic kidney disease (PKD-1). He asks whether his children could develop this disease. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Because there is no identifiable pattern of inheritance with this disease, your children are not at an increased risk for developing polycystic kidney disease." B. "Because the disease is sex-linked (x-linked) recessive, only your sons will be affected." C. "Because this is a recessive disorder, your wife would also have to have the dis-ease for your children to have polycystic kidney disease." D. "Because this is a dominant disorder, each of your children would have a 50% risk of having polycystic kidney disease."
A nurse is creating an interdisciplinary plan of care for a 15-year-old client. Which of the following treatment modalities is especially helpful for adolescents?
A) Family therapy B) Play therapy C) Group therapy D) Individual therapy