When discussing family tasks with a client, the nurse identifies integrating new family members as a task of which family stage?
1. Early childbearing
2. Families with preschool children
3. Families with teenagers
4. Families of middle years
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Rationale: Tasks of the early childbearing family include developing a stable family unit with the new parent role, reconciling conflicting developmental tasks of family members, facilitating development needs of family members, and accepting the new child's personality.
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The nurse knows that the most likely treatment plan for the man will include A) injectable insulin and nutrition management. B) weight loss, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle modification. C) continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and nutrition management. D) oral antihyperglycemic medications and weight loss measures.
Why is it important for the nurse to redirect a schizophrenic client's focus to what is real in the "here and now" when a client dwells on delusions?
A) To share the client's hallucination B) To validate the client's delusional thinking C) To interrupt the client's delusional thinking D) To administer antipsychotic drugs as prescribed
What aspect of burn patient assessment gives the most information about the? body's condition?
A. Respiratory effort B. Blood pressure C. Skin condition D. MOI
Nurses make decisions in their practice every day. Which of the following are potential errors in this decision-making process? Select all that apply
A) placing emphasis on the last data received B) avoiding information contrary to one's opinion C) selecting alternatives to maintain status quo D) being predisposed to multiple solutions E) prioritizing problems in order of importance F) failing to use appropriate resources