Tell whether the following statement is true or false. An open-ended question or comment serves to validate what the nurse believes is heard or observed.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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A. Assume accountability and increased authority in practice areas B. Understand that an integrated delivery system centers on client health care needs C. Become more supportive and acknowledge the contributions of individual interprofessional team members D. Accept responsibility for ensuring their own specific contributions and the value of working together with other members of the health-care team
A client, age 60, voices concern about the development of osteoporosis. She asks about beginning preventative activities. What response by the nurse is indicated?
A) "After menopause, the decline is too rapid to begin preventative interventions." B) "Exercise and calcium supplements are helpful in the prevention of osteoporosis." C) "Hormone replacement therapy should be initiated as soon as possible." D) "You should first determine if you are at risk for the development of osteoporosis."
A resident of an assisted-living facility was forced to call for help after she was unable to stand up from the toilet in her bathroom
The woman is embarrassed that she needed this assistance, and the nurse who oversees the facility knows that this situation was primarily due to the resident's rheumatoid arthritis. How should the nurse best respond to this resident's decreased mobility? A) Encourage the woman to keep a portable phone in her bathroom. B) Provide a cane for the woman to keep in her bathroom. C) Have grab bar installed in the woman's bathroom. D) Create a new exercise regimen for the woman to follow.
Which statement is typical of a patient who is newly diagnosed with narcolepsy?
A) "I gradually drift off to sleep during the day." B) "I sleep well at night." C) "I have periods where I collapse." D) "I have daytime sleepiness and fatigue."