When caring for elderly patients who have had a stroke, nurses will assist the patient toward independence by:
A) Establishing many long-term goals with the patient
B) Praising the patient's small successes
C) Immediately correcting errors in the patient's task completion
D) Showing the patient other patients who worked hard and "got better"
B
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When considering communication skills, the nurse caring for an older client anticipates that the client will:
1. Interrupt frequently. 2. Take longer to respond. 3. Answer questions with one-word responses. 4. Remain silent.
A 20-year-old competitive swimmer was recently admitted to the CCU and diagnosed with myocarditis. The nurse is counseling the patient and her family regarding what this diagnosis means. What should the nurse mention? Select all that apply
A) Corticosteroids are effective in changing the clinical course of this disease. B) Immunosuppressive agents are effective in changing the clinical course of this disease. C) Some cases of myocarditis resolve without further sequelae. D) The patient will need to withdraw from training and competition for at least 6 months. E) The disease is potentially lethal and often has no cure. F) The disease may require heart transplantation.
The nurse teaches a client who has Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) about pain management. Which statement indicates that the client correctly understands the teaching?
a. "I can use the button on the pump as often as I want to get more pain medication." b. "Aspirin will provide the best relief from my pain associated with this disease." c. "A combination of morphine and distrac-tion helps bring me relief right now." d. "I should not have any pain as a result of impaired motor and sensory neurons."
Nursing theorists and nurses in practice
A. Are interested in related but different phenomena. B. Do not see nursing in the same context. C. Think and work with the same phenomena. D. Require the same knowledge and skills.