The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient to learn how to get out of bed independently at home after surgery. What should the nurse emphasize in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hold breath while sitting.
b. Place the hands flat against the bed.
c. Turn onto the side without a pillow between the knees.
d. Sit for a few minutes to avoid dizziness and falling.
e. Push up while swinging the legs into a sitting position.
ANS: B, C, D, E
To make it easier for the patient to get out of bed and to reduce strain on the incision, the patient should be instructed to turn onto the side without pillows between knees, place hands flat against the bed, push up while swinging legs out of bed into a sitting position, and sit for a few minutes after changing position to avoid dizziness and falling. A. The patient should be instructed to deep breathe while sitting to expand the lungs.
You might also like to view...
The parents of a 9-year-old are concerned about their child sleeping 11 hours at night. The nurse explains that age-related sleep habits include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. School-age children need 9–12 hours of sleep at night. 2. Infants and seniors often wake at night. 3. Infants and adults often wake at night. 4. Adolescents tend to get enough sleep. 5. Infants will sleep through the night at 4 months of age.
The nurse assists and educates clients about the structure and function of the sensory system. The nurse is showing the client the path taken by sound waves to reach the brain. The nurse dropped the note cards with the correct sequence on the floor
The sequence of steps is scrambled and needs to be placed in the correct order. Which is the correct order of the steps in the path taken by sound waves to the brain? 1 . Sound waves enter through the ear's external auditory canal and strike the tympanic membrane. 2 . The stapes vibrates against the membrane, setting the fluid of the cochlea in motion, which in turn passes on to the hair-like nerve ending in the organ of Corti. 3 . The stimuli in the organ of Corti are sent to the vestibulocochlear nerve and then to the temporal lobe in the cerebral cortex, where the sounds are interpreted. 4 . The tympanic membrane vibrates at various speeds in response to various pitches of sounds. 5 . The ossicles within the middle ear act as a moveable bridge to transmit these vibrations to the oval window, which amplifies the sound waves. A) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 B) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3 C) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 D) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
Ethics
a. Focuses on the virtuousness of individuals and their motives. b. Is a derivative of the Greek word pathos. c. Is primarily concerned with an organization's goals. d. Is a derivative of the Greek word logos.
________ is commonly used as an ophthalmic antiseptic in newborns.
A. Silver nitrate B. Benzoyl peroxide C. Silver sulfadiazine D. Hydrogen peroxide