Which of the following is not a feature of empowerment?
a. Health promotion.
b. Abilities rather than disabilities.
c. Wellness rather than illness.
d. Passive recipient of care.
d
Empowerment allows individuals to acquire skills and
knowledge for improving their overall health status and
focuses on health promotion, the individual's abilities rather
than disabilities and wellness rather than illness.
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I get so frustrated when he doesn't even know who I am and fights me." Which response would BEST use commendation to encourage and reinforce the wife's strengths? a. "You have provided excellent care to him every day for several years; let's see how we can help you take care of yourself so he continues to be well cared for." b. "It's your turn to be taken care of; you deserve a medal for dealing with the situation this long." c. "It will be difficult to find someone who can take care of him as well as you have, but let's see what we can come up with." d. "I don't know how you have put up with those behaviors as long as you have; I would have given up long before this."
You are assisting a mother who is 39 weeks' pregnant. She states that she needs to push. Describe the appropriate coaching for this patient.
A) Have the patient push for 10 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. B) Have the patient push for as long as possible. C) Have the patient develop her own rhythm. D) Have the patient push for 2 minutes and then rest for 2 minutes.
In planning postoperative nursing care for a client who has undergone radical neck dissection and total laryngectomy, the nurse would give priority to the fact that
a. esophageal speech is relatively difficult to learn and takes practice. b. prognosis after treatment is moderate, depending on findings. c. the stoma should never be covered after this type of surgery. d. there is a radical change in appearance as a result of this type of surgery.
A patient with Alzheimer's disease is prescribed rivastigmine (Exelon). What action does the nurse take to prevent a common side effect?
a. Give the drug with a full glass of water. b. Administer the drug with meals twice a day. c. Assess the patient's level of consciousness. d. Keep an accurate record of all patient food intake.