As a health care professional who is not an exercise physiologist, how should you counsel a patient about exercise?
1 . Be sure he has his physician's approval
2 . Be evaluated by a physician or exercise physiologist prior to starting an exercise program.
3 . Follow recommendations carefully, beginning very slowly and gradually increasing until the goals set by appropriate health professionals are reached.
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Which of the following patient(s) does the nurse identify as at risk for developing fungal infections? (Select all that apply.)
a. Obesity b. Multiple sclerosis c. Impaired mental status d. Incontinent e. Bedridden
A patient says, "I know I need religion in my life, but I don't know how to find God. I feel I have been abandoned." The nurse should assess for a childhood history of
a. recurrent losses. b. overindulgence. c. lack of nurturing. d. poor school performance.
When documenting client care, the nurse recognizes that which of the following is true about documentation of care?
a. Every nurse should anticipate having clients' records subpoenaed at some time during his or her nursing career. b. There is a need for quicker documentation that does not reflect the nursing process. c. The legal assumption is that care was given even if it is not documented. d. Any method of documentation that provides comprehensive, factual information is legally unacceptable.
The nurse is supervising care by a new graduate nurse who is working with a couple who have experienced a stillbirth. Which statement made by the new graduate nurse indicates that further instruction is necessary?
A. "I should stay out of their room as much as possible." B. "The parents may express their grief differently." C. "My role is to help the family communicate and cope." D. "Hopelessness may be expressed by this family."