A nurse is caring for a child who has recently been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. What are the major goals of therapy for this child?
1. Reversal of degenerative processes that have occurred
2. Curing the underlying defect causing the disorder
3. Preventing the spread to individuals in close contact with the child
4. Promoting optimum development
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Rationale:
1. Cerebral palsy cannot be reversed or cured.
2. Cerebral palsy cannot be reversed or cured.
3. Cerebral palsy is not caused by a contagious process, so there is no risk of spread.
4. Recognition of the disorder is important so that optimal development can be maintained.
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a. use of gestures c. cooing sounds b. babbling sounds d. increased interest in sounds
"Sentinel event alerts" are published by The Joint Commission to do which of the following?
a. Learn from sentinel events that have occurred in other facilities and incorporate their recommendations for prevention into your own facility's policies. b. Notify hospitals that if a sentinel event occurs during an "alert," the hospital will be subject to withdrawal of Medicare and Medicaid certification and reimburse-ment. c. Prevent a near-miss from occurring. d. Assist hospitals to find national standardized performance measures to benchmark themselves against other similar hospitals.
A research study investigating the benefits of ambulation after cesarean section would be an example of which type of research evidence?
a. Control b. Description c. Explanation d. Prediction
The nurse is assessing a client who has septic shock. The following assessment data were collected: Baseline Data Today's Data Heart rate 75 beats/min 98 beats/min Blood pressure 125/65 mm Hg 128/75 mm Hg Respiratory rate 12 breaths/min 18
breaths/min Urinary output 40 mL/hr 40 mL/hr The nurse correlates these findings with which stage of shock? a. Early b. Compensatory c. Intermediate d. Refractory