A community health nurse is assessing a family during a home visit. The nurse is examining the mother who is pregnant with her second child. The nurse asks the mother to raise her arms above her head
The mother replies, "I can't do this because it will cause the umbilical cord to strangle the baby." The nurse interprets this statement as reflective of which of the following?
A) Home remedy
B) Herbalism
C) Folk medicine
D) Alternative therapy
Ans: C
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A patient being assessed for cardiac illness states, "My previous doctor told me I had a type D personality.". How would the nurse interpret this information?
1. The last physician must have been a psychiatrist. 2. The patient thrives in a high-stress environment. 3. The patient probably avoids social contact and focuses on negative emotions. 4. This patient has been treated for depression.
The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with naltrexone (ReVia) after treatment for opioid addiction. What information will the nurse include in the teaching for this patient?
a. "This drug will help control cravings." b. "You may take this drug once weekly." c. "ReVia blocks the pleasurable effects of opioids." d. "If you discontinue this drug abruptly, you will have withdrawal symptoms."
The student nurse studying the immune system is aware that normal immunity is based on the body's ability to recognize foreign proteins and to marshal its defenses to destroy foreign matter
Which of the following statements accurately describes a function of the immune system? A) When an antigen enters the body, the body responds by producing antibodies. B) The antigen–antibody reaction releases chemical mediators known as allergies. C) An allergic reaction may occur at the first exposure to an antigen. D) Normally, the body is not able to distinguish "self" from "not self."
What is the nursing priority for a client who is to have a barium enema?
1. Assess bowel sounds. 2. Assess for allergies. 3. Cleanse the bowel. 4. Keep the client NPO.