You are a community health nurse working in a community recently devastated by a tornado. Many of the survivors are cared for in the home
Care is needed for those who are ill, recovering, or in hospice. In order to provide holistic care to the community, you would
A) refer the clients to an outreach center.
B) consult with the hospice nurse and the social worker.
C) provide care according to the physician's orders.
D) collaborate between experts and the clients.
D
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A nurse is using Milio's approach when caring for a client. Which of the following advantages will the nurse experience?
a. It will allow for care interventions outside the hospital system. b. It will demonstrate the effectiveness of using a variety of community resources. . c. It will encourage the assessment of the personal and societal resources of the client. d. It facilitates open communication between the client and the nurse.
The nurse is caring for a client with lymphedema of the left arm in the clinic
The nurse measures a circumference of the affected extremity 4 cm larger in circumference than the opposite limb, and the client complains of feeling a heaviness and pain. There is limited movement of the left arm. What would the nurse grade and document this lymphedema as? A) Grade I (Mild) B) Grade II (Moderate) C) Grade III (Severe) D) Grade IV (Grossly edematous)
You are admitting an oncology patient to your unit prior to surgery. The patient has just finished radiation therapy. What does this put your patient at increased risk for?
A) Nutritional deficit B) Impaired wound healing C) Cardiac tamponade D) Tumor lysis syndrome