The nurse is instructing a client with heart failure about energy conservation. Which is the best instruction?
a. "Walk until you become short of breath and then walk back home."
b. "Gather everything you need for a chore before you begin."
c. "Pull rather than push or carry items heavier than 5 pounds."
d. "Take a walk after dinner every day to build up your strength."
B
Gathering all supplies needed for a chore at one time decreases the amount of energy needed.
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1. 7 years. 2. 10 years. 3. 13 years. 4. 8 years.
The client at 14 weeks' gestation has undergone a transvaginal ultrasound to assess cervical length. The ultrasound revealed cervical funneling. How should the nurse explain these findings to the client? "Your cervix:
A. Has become cone-shaped and more open at the end near the baby." B. Is shortened, and you will deliver your baby prematurely." C. Is short, and has become wider at the end that extends into the vagina." D. Was beginning to open but now is starting to close up again."
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True False
Before patients go to sleep at night, the nursing assistant can take measures to promote patient comfort and relaxation. Which of the following is within the nursing assistant's scope of practice?
A. Offer snacks and warm milk to all patients, no matter their therapeutic diet. B. Provide a gentle back rub. C. Ask patients if they want a sleeping pill. D. Put all patients in Sims' position, to help with relaxation.