A nurse refers a client with a new colostomy to a support group. This nurse is practicing which of the following aims of nursing?
A) Promoting health
B) Preventing illness
C) Restoring health
D) Facilitating coping
Ans: D
Not all clients fully recover from their illness or injury; many clients will need to learn to cope with permanent health alterations.
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Which older adult client would the nurse identify as being susceptible to decreased libido or sexual function as a result of the medication regimen?
A) A 78-year-old woman who takes an antiplatelet aggregator for the prevention of ischemic heart disease. B) An 80-year-old male client with osteoporosis who is taking vitamin D and calcium supplements. C) A 77-year-old man who takes a diuretic and a beta-adrenergic receptor blocker for the treatment of hypertension. D) An 81-year-old woman who takes HRT and nebulized bronchodilators for her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The nurse preceptor is caring for a patient in physical restraints who is aggressive and threatening the safety of the staff. The nurse preceptor discusses the implications and requirements of this procedure with a novice nurse
What statement made by the graduate nurse indicates that the nurse preceptor's teaching has been effective? 1. "It is acceptable for the nurse to monitor the patient in physical restraints every hour to ensure the patient's safety." 2. "It is acceptable to place the patient in physical restraints if pharmacological methods have been unsuccessful." 3. "It is acceptable for the health care provider to assess the patient in restraints within 24 hours of restraint application." 4. "It is acceptable for the nurse to turn and reposition the patient in physical restraints every 2 hours to ensure the patient's skin integrity."
What question is most important for the nurse to ask the family members of the client with herpes zoster?
A. "Have you ever had measles?" B. "Have you ever had mumps?" C. "Have you ever had chickenpox?" D. "Were you vaccinated against polio?"
A 17-year-old adolescent tells the nurse that he is not having sex because it would make his parents very angry. This response indicates that the adolescent has a developmental lag in which area?
a. Cognitive development b. Moral development c. Psychosocial development d. Psychosexual development