The nurse is planning care for a child with asthma. What would be the appropriate goals of treatment for this child? (Select all that apply.)
A) Preventing symptoms
B) Decreasing activity levels
C) Preventing recurrence
D) Decreasing fluid intake
E) Relieving pain
Ans: A, C
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A client with a gastrointestinal disease is admitted for dehydration. The physician treats the disease and the nurse treats the client's response to the disease. On what should the nurse focus?
1. The medications the client should take 2. The diet the client is on 3. Measures to ease skin breakdown from diarrhea 4. Levels of pain medications
Which symptom in a client using oral contraceptives should be reported to the physician immediately?
a. 5-lb weight gain b. Leg pain and edema c. Decrease in menstrual flow d. Increased pigmentation of the face
A nurse knows that if a patient needs intravenous (IV) fluid replacement because of low blood volume, he or she should be given
1. An isotonic solution. 2. A hypertonic solution. 3. A hypotonic solution. 4. Any of the above.
A child is receiving therapy in which he is learning to replace automatic negative thought patterns with alternative ones. The nurse interprets this as which type of therapy?
A) Cognitive therapy B) Behavioral therapy C) Milieu therapy D) Individual therapy