The nurse is working with a client who has been recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The nurse is evaluating appropriate outcomes for this client based on the role-modeling theory
Which of the following outcomes for this person is realistically based on his or her unique needs? The client will be able to: a. live with the illness as part of his or her life
b. move toward a complete recovery
c. experience no fear and depression
d. not become disabled
A
The most appropriate outcome is for the client to live with the illness as part of her life. Considering the nature of multiple sclerosis and the fact that there is currently no known cure; an outcome of complete recovery or not to become disabled is not realistic. It is also not realistic for a client suffering from multiple sclerosis to experience no fear and no depression.
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The nurse is caring for a family with four children whose third child has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
After completing an assessment, which statement made by the mother leads the nurse to a diagnosis of compromised family coping? A) "I don't know how to tell the rest of the family or how we will manage the other children." B) "We need to alert the teachers at school so they will know how to give the medication." C) "Will he have to be put in an institution?" D) "I'm not sure if we should let my child act in the school play."
Which of the following activities allows the nurse to provide individualized parent teaching on the maternal-infant unit? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Teach by example and role modeling when caring for the newborn in the client's room. 2. Teach at every opportunity, even during the night shift, if the occasion arises. 3. Teach using newborn care videos and group classes. 4. Teach using the 24-hour educational television channels in the client's room. 5. Teach using one-to-one instruction while in the client's room.
A nurse seeks to organize the data obtained from the client in a logical manner. The organization-al method that identifies relationships between factors and symptoms in the database is known as:
1. Clustering data 2. Validating data 3. Peer reviewing 4. Problem statement
The patient tells the nurse that she is interested in the human brain and questions which parts of the brain control anxiety and insomnia. What is the best reply by the nurse?
1. "The limbic system and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 2. "The frontal lobes and limbic system control anxiety and insomnia." 3. "The thalamus and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 4. "The limbic system and hypothalamus control anxiety and insomnia."