A nurse is preparing to assess a family. The nurse best adopts the view of the family unit as a system by using which approach?
A) Focusing on each individual member's health problems
B) Identifying strengths and problem areas within the family structure
C) Educating the sick client methods to maintain independence
D) Fostering emotional support for each family member
B
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a. Monitor intensity of contractions b. Place the patient in the knee-chest position c. Notify the charge nurse d. Ask the patient to perform a Valsalva maneuver
A progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially in the alimentary canal, to propel fluids, gas, and digestive substances forward is called
a. perisclerium. b. periprostatic. c. pleurolysis. d. peristalsis.
The nurse is discussing the symptomology of osteoarthritis (OA) with a patient. The nurse would describe which common initial symptom of the disease?
1. A fine red rash on the elbow that is constant 2. Painful stiffness in the joints of the fingers 3. Popping sensation in the wrist joint when typing 4. Knee pain when the leg is at rest
A client with a cervical spinal cord injury is developing foot drop. Which of the following should the nurse do to help this client?
1. Place high-topped shoes on the client while in bed 2. Keep the linens on the end of the bed turned back to expose the feet 3. Use only the prone and Sims' positions for client positioning 4. Use a device to elevate the linens off the feet