The nurse knows the client has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The client denies the diagnosis has been made. The nurse knows the client is feeling overwhelmed, and the denial actually indicates:
A) A spiritual skill.
B) A diagnostic skill.
C) A cognitive skill.
D) A psychosocial skill.
C
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The multidisciplinary care team is meeting to discuss care for a client who exhibits symptoms of the prodromal phase of hepatitis. Lab results include a positive anti-HAV IgM. The nurse creates an action plan to present to the team. Which interventions ar
Select all that apply. A) High-fat, low-calorie, and no-alcohol diet teaching B) Patient education on acceptable pain medication C) Early treatment with lamivudine D) Referral to the liver transplant team E) Family teaching for transmission prevention.
Which statement by the patient would indicate a need for further instruction regarding prevention of constipation?
a. "I eat bran flakes or oatmeal every day to add bulk to my diet." b. "Since I started eating three servings of fruit a day, I haven't been constipated." c. "I'm never constipated. I take a gentle laxative every night." d. "My daily walks have kept my bowels working regularly."
Your grandmother calls to tell you about her neighbour, Norma, who recently had a stroke. She says the physician in the urgent care center at St. John's hospital saw Norma after she was brought in by a friend
Then Norma was transferred to a larger hospital (Holy Oaks Regional Hospital) where she had to have a "coiling thing" done. Your grandmother tells you that they don't do this type of procedure at their local hospital, "only in those big cities." Norma spent a couple of days there and then was transferred back to the hospital in the next town (Springfield Hospital) where they have special "brain doctors." Then they moved Norma back to the local hospital (St. John's Hospital) where they took care of her for two weeks. Now Norma is seeing Dr. Bradley in his office every week and has home care every day. What level of health care did Norma receive at each of the following places? a) St. John's Hospital b) Holy Oaks Regional Hospital c) Springfield Hospital d) Dr. Bradley's office
A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. The nurse should plan to teach the patient about the purpose of
a. echocardiography. b. daily blood cultures. c. cardiac catheterization. d. 24-hour Holter monitor.