The nurse is interviewing clients in their third trimester of pregnancy. Which of the following client complaints would be expected? (Select all that apply.)
A. Her chest circumference has increased by 5 cm during the pregnancy.
B. She has a widened subcostal angle.
C. She is using thoracic breathing.
D. She has a respiratory rate of 30
E. She has a productive cough.
C
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1. Client-focused care 2. Functional method 3. Team nursing 4. Primary nursing
A client having a tube feeding begins vomiting. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Administer an antiemetic. b. Check the client's gastric residual. c. Hold the feeding until the nausea subsides. d. Reduce the rate of the tube feeding by half.
A father tells the nurse that his daughter wants the same plate and cup used at every meal, even if they go to a restaurant. The nurse should explain that this is what?
a. A sign the child is spoiled b. An attempt to exert unhealthy control c. Regression, which is common at this age d. Ritualism, an expected behavior at this age
You have decided to use the health belief model for your well-elder clinic "walking program." The walk is to begin each day at 8 PM and each day a different elder is to start a phone tree to remind all to attend
You inform the clients in the clinic that walking will improve their overall health and well-being. Two elders show up the first night and none the second. What information would you gather to explain the failure of the program? (select all that apply) A) The severity of the physical challenge related to the client population B) What stands in the way of taking action toward the goal of health promotion C) The presence or absence of cues needed for the program to achieve success D) The presence or absence of a strong team leader among the elders E) The need to increase persuasion when implementing the program