The nurse assesses that a patient is able move her left arm but uses her right arm to assist. The nurse would assign the affected muscle group a strength grade of ______
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
2
Rationale : When a patient can move a muscle with support against gravity, the muscle strength grade assigned is 2.
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a. secondary gains. b. conformity. c. habits. d. unrealistic goals.
A patient is having yellow–green sputum. The nurse realizes this type of sputum is frequently associated with which underlying problem?
1. pulmonary edema 2. acute asthma 3. pneumonia and/or tuberculosis 4. bacterial infection
The nurse is caring for a Hindu patient receiving hospice care. Which does the nurse expect to facilitate for the family when the patient dies?
a. Allowing the family members to wash and prepare the patient's body b. Helping the family arrange for burial of the body c. Communion and prayers by any type of minister or priest d. Discussion of the finality of death
Health behavior change is cyclic and involves progress through several stages. Arrange the following stages in the correct order:
1. Preparation stage 2. Contemplation stage 3. Maintenance stage 4. Precontemplation stage 5. Termination stage 6. Action Stage