While interviewing a patient, the nurse asks the number of steps the patient takes before leg pain occurs. Which therapeutic communication technique is the nurse using?
A) Graded response
B) Continuers
C) Reflection
D) Empowerment
A
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A client who has started using contact lenses visits a health care facility with an eye infection. The nurse learns that the client also has an eye abrasion. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the eye infection?
A) Contact lenses were not cleaned. B) Contact lenses were new. C) Contact lenses were rigid. D) Contact lenses were colored.
A 70-year-old woman with a complex medical history made an appointment with her primary care provider because she has recently been experiencing heartburn, abdominal pain, and nausea
The clinician has identified that the woman's symptoms are characteristic of acute gastritis. Which of the woman's following statements is suggestive of the etiology of her problem? A) "I remember my father often complaining about heartburn and indigestion." B) "I've been taking glucosamine supplements because I've been told they'll help my arthritis." C) "My endocrinologist recently increased my dose of metformin that I take for my diabetes." D) "I've changed from taking Tylenol for my arthritis pain to taking aspirin."
The majority of children in the United States with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection acquired the disease by which means?
a. Through sexual contact b. From a blood transfusion c. By using intravenous (IV) drugs d. Perinatally from their mothers
Write a conversion factor for converting milliliters to quarts using proportions and fractions: ________. (Use appropriate abbreviations.)
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).