A client is asking for the nurse to explain acupuncture. What would you tell the client?
A) Acupuncture is only done in Eastern countries
B) Acupuncture is a dangerous option for the treatment of disease
C) Acupuncture is beneficial to creating a mood of distraction
D) Acupuncture is used to correct disharmony
Ans: D
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1. Focus on paperwork when the stress of listening to the clients becomes too much. 2. Pursue personal needs for social interactions during days off. 3. Take breaks often to relieve internal stress signals. 4. Maintain an accurate awareness of each client's needs throughout inpatient stays.
The nurse recommends that to control chronic pain for the patient with osteoarthritis, the patient should:
1. administer analgesics only when needed. 2. administer analgesics as prescribed on a routine basis. 3. plan activities with no rest periods to be done quickly. 4. wear high-heeled shoes to keep the body in alignment.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a patient with a fractured tibia and fibula who admits to regular heroin use. Which factor should be used to determine the presence of pain and need for pain medication?
1. The patient has taken an opiate already today. 2. The shift report indicates the patient has been sleeping on and off. 3. The patient is angry about being in the hospital. 4. The patient reports pain in the leg of an intensity of 10 out of 10 on the numeric rating scale.
As a novice nurse, you recognize that which of the following individuals would be most likely to serve as a support when you are met with ethical issues, provide you with networking opportunities, and assist you in identifying the direction that
your career should take? a. preceptor c. supervisor b. mentor d. best friend