The nurse makes this entry in the client's chart: "Client avoids eye contact and gives only vague, nonspecific answers to direct questioning by the professional staff
However, is quite animated (laughs aloud, smiles, uses hand gestures) in conversation with spouse." This is an example of which method of data collection? A)
Observing
B)
Interviewing
C)
Examining
D)
Listening
A
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A client who has been experiencing sleep disturbance should be encouraged to:
a. take a 1-hour nap at midday c. go to bed as early as possible b. sleep whenever possible d. use bedtime rituals consistently
The nurse is instructing a client on ways to prevent urinary tract infections. Which of the following should be included in these instructions? (Select all that apply.)
1. Drink cranberry juice. 2. Drink eight glasses of water. 3. Take baths instead of showers. 4. Urinate before and after intercourse. 5. In women, wipe back to front after voiding. 6. Take the prescribed medication until the symptoms subside
A nurse is successfully in promoting change on his nursing division. This nurse would be considered a
A) Guide B) Leader C) Manager D) Specialist
Equal doses of a certain fat-soluble drug are administered to two individuals, John, who is 20 years old and Eric, who is 70 years old. Which of the following is most likely to happen based on the information provided in this scenario?
A. A greater percentage of the drug in John's body will get diverted away from the liver and kidneys than the percentage of the drug in Eric's body. B. The drug will get more widely distributed to various organs in John's body than it will get distributed to the organs in Eric's body. C. The drug will have a longer half-life in Eric's body than it will have in John's body. D. Eric's body will be able to eliminate the drug much faster than John's body will be able to eliminate it.