Harry is a student nurse caring for Jon, a 4-year-old patient who has been admitted to the pediatric unit with acute asthma. As Harry admits Jon, he learns that both parents smoke in the home
Harry plans to discuss with the parents the implications of smoking around Jon and to provide them with information on smoking cessation. This is an example of what approach to family nursing? A. Family as context
B. Family as patient
C. Family as system
D. None of the above
A
When you view the family as context, your primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a specific environment (i.e., the patient). Although you focus the nursing process on the individual's health status, you will also assess the extent to which the family provides the individual's basic needs.
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In order for consent to be voluntary, which must occur? (Select all that apply.)
a. The subject must sign a consent form. b. The subject cannot be mentally incompetent. c. The subject cannot be shamed, forced, or cajoled into participation. d. The subject cannot be paid (remunerated), because this would be coercive. e. The researcher must confirm that the person signing the consent form truly understands what the research will involve.
When the nurse inserts an ordered urinary catheter into the client's urethra after the client has refused the procedure, and then the client suffers an injury, the client may sue the nurse for which type of tort?
A) Battery B) Assault C) Invasion of privacy D) Dereliction of duty
During a physical examination, the nurse suspects an adolescent client may be using anabolic steroids after assessing:
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. below-normal height for age. 2. elevated blood pressure. 3. increased acne. 4. argumentative behavior. 5. hunger and increased thirst.