The family nurse therapist may use a genogram to help:
A) Comply with hospital protocol.
B) Family members come to terms with the client's diagnosis.
C) Identify strengths and deficits within families.
D) Take some of the stress off the health care team.
C
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Because the 80-year-old patient is prone to dehydration related to the age-related change of decreased thirst and kidney function, the nurse monitors for the earliest sign of dehydration, which is:
a. reduced skin turgor. b. constipation. c. increased temperature. d. thirst.
A nurse shows an understanding of the appropriate administration of a Mini-Cog as-sessment tool when: Select all that apply
a. Informing the client that, "I'm going to say three (3) words; cat, coffee, and smile." cb. Asking the client, "Do you have trouble remembering names and addresses?" dc. Asking the client, "Can you repeat the words we talked about a little while ago?" d. Explaining to the client that, "I'd like you to draw a clock for me on this pa-per." e. Asking the client to, "Tell me what time this clock is showing."
The nurse is teaching the high school health class the benefit of drinking milk because it is known that a chronically low intake of calcium can do what?
A) Cause low blood calcium levels C) Cause tetany B) Compromise bone integrity D) Impair protein synthesis
MC The client explains to the nurse that his father died from malignant melanoma. The nurse knows that this client has
A. The same risk for malignant melanoma as the general population. B. The same risk for malignant melanoma as the father had. C. A lower risk of developing malignant melanoma. D. An eightfold increase in risk for malignant melanoma.