The nurse conducting a Romberg test will ask the patient to (arrange in correct sequence):
1. touch his or her nose with the index finger with the eyes open.
2. stand with eyes closed.
3. touch his or her nose with the index finger with the eyes closed.
4. touch his or her fingertip to nurse's fingertip.
5. pat the knees with the palms and then the back of the hands rapidly.
2, 5, 4, 1, 3
These simple exercises help assess balance and perception.
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1. loss of hair cells in the middle ear. 2. cochlear atrophy. 3. impacted cerumen. 4. stiffening of the middle ear structures.
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1. delta or slow-wave sleep 2. stage 1 non–rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep 3. rapid eye movement (REM) sleep 4. stage 2 NREM sleep
A newly hired nurse is struggling with night shift work and caring for multiple family members at home
The nurse manager calls the new nurse in to talk about how the nurse is negatively affecting patient self-concept by ignoring patients' concerns. The nurse manager should focus on the new nurse's a. Role overload. b. Self-esteem. c. Ego integrity. d. Ethics and morals.