A young woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained a laceration across the left side of her face, resulting in a large scar. What nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for this disfigurement?
A) Anxiety C) Deficient Knowledge
B) Disturbed Body Image D) Impaired Memory
B
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A health care organization provides care to patients that are of Hispanic, Asian, and Eastern European heritage. What will the organization do to ensure that the staff represents the demographics of the service area?Select all that apply.Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A. Hire nurses that speak Spanish. B. Promote a staff member from the Asian culture. C. Provide language assistance services. D. Post signage in the languages of the different groups E. Incorporate internal audits for culturally appropriate services
When discussing lifestyle changes with an adult patient diagnosed with hypertension, the nurse advises that the patient should avoid tobacco use because smoking:
A) Causes high blood pressure B) Increases the risk of heart disease C) Causes obesity D) Increases cardiac output
The medical-surgical nurse working with a client who has a somatoform disorder will find planning
is facilitated by the understanding that the client will probably a. readily seek psychiatric counseling. b. be difficult to convince to seek psychiatric help. c. attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement. d. be eager to discover the true reasons for his or her physical symptoms.
The nurse caring for a patient with anorexia nervosa who has a BMI of 16.5 kg/m2 recognizes the patient is in which stage of severity?
1. Mild 2. Severe 3. Extreme 4. Moderate