You see a nursing assistant hitting a resident. What should you do?
a. Talk to the resident.
b. Call the police.
c. Tell the administrator.
d. Mind your own business.
C
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The nurse is caring for a preschool-aged client who is in pain secondary to a compound fracture resulting from a motor vehicle crash. The nurse recognizes which items as true when providing care to this client?
Select all that apply. 1. It is best for the nurse to reason with the child in managing the pain. 2. The child will often respond with crying and anger because he perceives pain as a threat to security. 3. Try to avoid touching or holding the child to reduce the level of pain. 4. Appeal to the child's belief in magic by using a magic blanket to take away pain. 5. The child might consider pain a punishment for previous misbehaviors.
A client diagnosed with a peptic ulcer has been advised to make lifestyle alterations. The family voices questions as to why some of the recommendations have been made. What explanations should be offered by the nurse?
1. Alcohol acts to suppress gastric immunity. 2. Alcohol stimulates gastric acid secretion. 3. Tobacco is linked to reduced effectiveness of gastric ulcer medications. 4. Caffeine is associated with abdominal pain.
The nurse is conducting a class about the symptoms of hypothyroidism to a group of elderly clients at a senior center. The nurse includes symptoms of hypothyroidism for this group for which of the following reasons?
1. Hypothyroidism in the elderly is a congenital disease. 2. Symptoms in the elderly are often confused with symptoms of aging. 3. Thyroid hormone is often increased in the elderly. 4. The elderly client presents with pitting edema.
Which of the following identifies the collection of objective data?
1. The patient rates her pain a 5 on a 0–10 pain scale. 2. The patient states she is anxious. 3. The patient has a wound measured at 5 centimeters in length. 4. The patient informs the nurse that she weighs 150 pounds.