What is the most appropriate nursing intervention when writing a care plan for a pregnant woman and using the nursing diagnosis "Readiness for enhanced family coping due to new role?"
A) Help the patient move toward an enriching lifestyle
B) Educate the patient about nutrition and overeating, exercise, and stress management techniques
C) Provide breast-feeding support
D) Assess the structure, resources, and coping abilities of the family
D
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An adult patient is scheduled for an upper GI series that will use a barium swallow. What teaching should the nurse include when the patient has completed the test?
A) Stool will be yellow for the first 24 hours post-procedure. B) The barium may cause diarrhea. C) Fluids must be increased to facilitate the evacuation of the stool. D) This series includes analysis of gastric secretions.
A nurse provides teaching about coping with long-term impaired functions. Which situation serves as the best example?
a. Teaching a family member to give medications through the patient's permanent gastric tube b. Teaching a woman who recently had a hysterectomy about her pathology reports c. Teaching expectant parents about physical and psychological changes in childbearing women d. Teaching a teenager with a broken leg how to use crutches
Which is the best definition of a family for the nurse to use in nursing practice planning?
A. Related legally or by blood B. Are typically considered "family" in our legal system C. Live in the same household D. Any person the client reports as being family
Which of the following statements about anger is true?
a. Expressing anger openly and directly usually leads to arguments. b. Anger results from being frustrated, hurt, or afraid. c. Suppressing anger is a sign of maturity. d. Angry feelings are a negative response to a situation.