The nurse provides discharge instructions to a patient with an above-the-knee amputation who will be fitted with a prosthesis when healing is complete and the residual limb is well molded. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the patient says,
a. "I should change the limb sock when it becomes soiled or stretched out."
b. "I should use lotion on the stump to prevent drying and cracking of the skin."
c. "I should elevate my residual limb on a pillow 2 or 3 times a day."
d. "I should lay on my abdomen for 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a day."
Ans: d. "I should lay on my abdomen for 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a day."
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a. acute pain. b. chronic pain. c. intermittent episodes of pain. d. postoperative pain.
The student nurse is learning about the past history of child health and health care in the United States. Which statement accurately reflects the condition of health care in the past and current centuries?
A) In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was better than it is today due to the simpler style of living. B) In the current century, mortality rates are high, but life expectancy has increased due to technological advances. C) In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries urban public health improvements made cities healthier places for growing children. D) By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases had become the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.
Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to ask a patient to assist in establishing a nursing diagnosis of Diarrhea?
a. "What types of foods do you think caused your upset stomach?" b. "How many bowel movements a day have you had?" c. "Are you able to get to the bathroom in time?" d. "What medications are you currently taking?"
A nurse asks a client the following question: "What do you do if you have pain?" The nurse is assessing which of the following?
A) Orientation B) Judgment C) Abstract reasoning D) Memory