To complete a nursing history on a client with a fourth-grade education, the nurse would use which of the following methods?
1. Ask the client to complete the assessment form.
2. Give the client extra time to complete the assessment form.
3. Ask the client the assessment questions using simple, lay terms.
4. Give the client's family member the assessment form to complete.
ANS: 3
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The client has been pushing for two hours, and is exhausted. The physician is performing a vacuum extraction birth. What finding is expected?
1. The head is delivered after eight pulls during contractions. 2. A bruise is present on the occiput that does not cross the suture line. 3. The location of the vacuum is apparent on the fetal scalp after birth. 4. Positive pressure is applied by the vacuum extraction during contractions.
A student asks a nurse, "What is the recommended amount of iron that a pregnant woman should consume each day?" Which of the following would be the best answer from the nurse?
a. 2 mg per day c. 30 to 60 mg per day b. 10 to 15 mg per day d. 100 mg per day
A 2-year-old is hospitalized with a fractured femur. In addition to pain medication, which of the following will best provide pain relief for this child?
1. Parents' presence at the bedside 2. Age-appropriate toys 3. Deep-breathing exercises 4. Providing videos for the child to watch
Which situations illustrate barriers to communication? Select all that apply
1. The nurse uses active listening when completing the admission interview of a new patient. 2. The nurse assistant frowns and crosses her arms when the nurse is giving instruction. 3. The nurse asks says to the patient, "Tell me about why you came to the hospital today." 4. The nurse assistant says, "Show me how you want input and output recorded." 5. The nurse always says, "it will be alright" when there is a problem on the unit.