Which of the following are cues? Select all that apply
1) Taking a brisk walk five times a week
2) Using laxatives to have a bowel movement
3) Needing more sleep than usual
4) Decreasing the amount of fat in the diet
5) Weighing less than indicated by developmental norms
ANS: 2, 3, 5
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The nurse is caring for a critically ill patient with a very concerned family. Given that the family is under high stress, what nursing intervention will best ameliorate their stress while preserving independence?
A) Encourage the family to participate in patient care tasks. B) Teach the family to ask questions of the healthcare team. C) Ask the family to select a family representative for communication. D) Limit visits to immediate family members for limited times.
A patient with a brain tumor is going to have an ablative procedure to treat the mass. A potential reason for this procedure would be:
1. A way to preserve eloquent areas of the brain. 2. The tumor is in an easy-to-reach area of the brain. 3. The tumor is too large to resect. 4. The tumor is small and is in a hard-to-reach area of the brain.
Your patient is a 56-year-old man with chest pain. Medical control orders you to assist the patient with his prescribed nitroglycerin. The patient later tells you that the palms of his hands itch. His vital signs, however, remain stable. This peculiar effect of the drug is referred to as a/an:
A. side effect. B. therapeutic effect. C. allergic reaction. D. idiosyncratic reaction.
A patient in sickle cell crisis states that the pain is lessened when watching television. The patient's physiological response is best attributed to:
A. the perception of pain. B. nociceptor stimulation. C. a negative protective reflex response. D. the application of the gate control theory.