The nurse is utilizing the metaparadigm of nursing when planning care for a client. The metaparadigm of nursing focuses on:
a. the person, health, and the environment.
b. pathophysiology and the curing of disease.
c. physicians, patients, and pathophysiology.
d. community, biology, and curing.
ANS: A
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A) Patient teaching about the cause of TB B) Reviewing the risk factors for TB C) Developing a list of people with whom the patient has had contact D) Patient teaching about the importance of TB testing
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Select all that apply. A) Reorient the client to time and place as much as possible. B) Encourage the family remain at the bedside as much as possible. C) Explain that high fevers can cause delirium. D) Reassure that the confusion will not last very long. E) Teach the family how to care for the child upon discharge.
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A) Screening B) Focused C) Acute D) Comprehensive
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)