A nurse is creating a questionnaire to help students begin their cultural self-assessment. What questions should be included in the questionnaire? Select all that apply
A. What are my religious beliefs?
B. What are my personal beliefs and values?
C. Where did I grow up and how did that affect my values?
D. Who in my life do I consider to be most influential in helping me establish my belief system?
E. What does good health mean to me? What does bad health mean to me?
ANS: A, B, C, D, E
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When assessing teaching and learning needs at discharge, the nurse should focus on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. What potential problems are likely to prevent a safe discharge b. The client's ability to pay for his or her hospitalization c. What potential problems are likely to cause complications or readmission d. What prior knowledge or experience the client and family has with the current problem e. What skills and equipment are needed to manage the problem at home f. Who or what agency will assume responsibility for continuing care
When practicing therapeutic touch, the practitioner begins by performing which intervention?
A) Calling to rebalance the soul B) Bringing the practitioner's attention to an inward peaceful consciousness C) Embracing the patient for energy D) Moving her hands 2 to 6 inches away from the patient's skin surface
The nurse is instructing a client on the impact of cigarette smoking and the development of hypertension. Which of the following would not be appropriate for the nurse to include in these instructions?
1. Tobacco damages the lining of the artery walls. 2. Tobacco temporarily constricts blood vessels, increasing pulse and blood pressure. 3. Tobacco thins the blood and makes the person at risk for bleeding. 4. Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke replaces the oxygen in the blood, forcing the heart to work harder to supply oxygen.
Select the therapy of choice for patients suffering from insomnia that is complicated with anxiety or stressful situations.
A. Barbiturates B. Amphetamines C. Benzodiazepines D. None of the above