The child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy must push on his or her legs and "walk up the leg" in order to rise to a standing position. The nurse recognizes this characteristic behavior as the __________ maneuver
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Gower
The Gower maneuver is a characteristic method of rising from the floor by "walking" up the legs to push the upper body erect.
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A nurse cares for a client with a new ileostomy. The client states, "I don't think my friends will accept me with this ostomy." How should the nurse respond?
a. "Your friends will be happy that you are alive." b. "Tell me more about your concerns." c. "A therapist can help you resolve your concerns." d. "With time you will accept your new body."
A health educator is performing a health promotion workshop with the staff of a large, urban homeless shelter, and a component of the teaching centers around tuberculosis
One of the staff members comments, "Anyone who's had contact with tuberculosis in the past can give it to any of the other residents of the shelter, even if they didn't get sick themselves." How could the educator best respond to this comment? A) "Many people do manage to fight off the infection, but you're right: they can still spread it by coughing or sneezing." B) "If someone has been previously exposed to tuberculosis, they are particularly infectious because they are often unaware of the disease." C) "Actually, people who have the latent form of the disease won't be sick and can't spread it either." D) "There isn't any real risk of them spreading it, but we would like to vaccinate everyone who's had any contact with it in the past."
Which statement BEST articulates the role of the practitioner in hypnosis?
a. adaptive b. directive c. mutual d. passive
Nursing diagnoses that require physician-prescribed and nurse-prescribed actions would be
A) Independent health problems B) Collaborative health problems C) Physician-developed problems D) Interdisciplinary health problems