A nursing intervention for parents of a 5-year-old boy who experiences nightmares and sleepwalking would be to:
a. advise them to take the child to a child psychologist.
b. extend the child's bedtime at least 1 hour.
c. plan for moderate exercise before bedtime to tire him out.
d. reassure them that these sleep disturbances tend to be outgrown.
D
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The nurse states, "I have been asked to write a PICOT question for the next evidence-based nursing practice meeting. I am having trouble with the 'C' part.". Which question, asked by a peer, will be of most help to this nurse?
1. What is the cause of the problem you are investigating? 2. What are you calling for the intervention to do? 3. What intervention are you comparing to? 4. Which kind of clinical intervention do you plan to address?
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1. Plan for follow-up support. 2. Encourage re-evaluation of current behavior. 3. Encourage and provide feedback on small steps toward change. 4. Help the patient identify feelings of loss and contrast with long-term benefits.
Average body temperature is indicated by letters:
A. E and G B. D and F C. G and D D. E and F