The nurse suspects that a patient has bone-conductive hearing loss. Which assessment technique should the nurse use to differentiate between bone conduction loss and air conduction loss?
A. Weber test
B. Rinne test
C. Assessment of balance and body position
D. Palpation of mastoid process
Answer: B
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A nursing student is conscientious in her efforts to cultivate empathy with clients and patients. Which of the following characteristics is associated with empathy?
A) Maintaining emotional distance in order to conserve emotional energy B) Experiencing the same emotions that clients and patients experience C) Providing evidence-based solutions to the problems of others D) Teaching clients and patients how to effectively distract themselves from their issues and problems
Which of the following are examples of maladaptive measures?
a. excessive eating c. future-oriented planning b. goal development d. daydreaming
During the final weeks of pregnancy, urinary frequency may return due to the enlarged uterus compressing the bladder against the pelvic bones. The nurse suggests that the patient should:
a. decrease fluid intake. b. use the knee-chest position. c. sleep on her side. d. avoid fluid intake in evening.
A confused elderly nursing home client is in bed sleeping. When the nurse makes rounds, she enters
the room quietly and reaches under the top sheet to feel the bottom sheet to see if it is wet. The client awakens and strikes out, hitting the nurse in the face. The statement best explaining the client's action is a. elderly clients often demonstrate exaggerations of behaviors used earlier in life. b. the client learned violent behavior by watching excessive television violence. c. the client interpreted the health care worker's behavior as potentially harmful. d. the crowding that occurs in nursing homes increases individual tendencies toward violence.