Taking an exposure history can help nurses identify current or past exposures, eliminate exposures, and try and mitigate or reduce a client's adverse health effects from exposures
The nurse asks the client "Do you wear the clothes you wear at work to home?" This is an example of what subject on the exposure history?
A) Present work
B) Past work
C) Home/residence
D) Concerns
A
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What does including play in the plan of care for a 5-year-old allow the child to do? (Select all that apply.)
a. Exercise his imagination b. Assume a role and act it out c. Offers an emotional outlet d. Avoid magical thinking e. Interact with other children
A nurse is taking the history of a client with suspected coronary artery disease. Recently, the client has had episodes of chest discomfort while mowing the lawn with a push mower. The chest discomfort subsides when the client rests
What conclusion can the nurse draw from this information? A. The client may have variant angina. B. The client may have stable angina. C. The client may have had a myocardial infarction. D. The client need not be concerned about this pain, because it is relieved with rest.
A patient has just had a bone marrow biopsy taken from the iliac crest. What is the nurse's next action?
1. Apply a fluid collection device around the drain. 2. Cover the biopsy site with a bulky pressure dressing. 3. Plan to assess the patient regularly for pain and bleeding. 4. Have the patient ambulate to mobilize marrow replacement.
A school-age client tells you that "Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy, and my brother live at my house." Which type of family will the nurse identify in the medical record based on this description?
1. Binuclear family 2. Extended family 3. Gay or lesbian family 4. Traditional nuclear family