A nurse conducts a class on relaxation exercises. Which couple is demonstrating the appropriate technique for touch relaxation?
1. The expectant mother relaxes her muscles in response to her partner's touch.
2. The expectant mother relaxes one muscle group at a time as her partner observes.
3. The expectant mother and her partner perform light abdominal stroking.
4. The expectant mother relaxes the rest of her body while tensing a specific muscle under the direction of her partner.
1
Rationale:
1. Touch relaxation increases cooperation and teamwork between the woman and her coach during labor.
2. Progressive relaxation relaxes one muscle group at a time.
3. Effleurage involves performing light abdominal stroking.
4. Disassociation relaxation involves relaxing the rest of the body while tensing a specific muscle group.
You might also like to view...
A client admitted for trauma sustained while intoxicated has been hospitalized for 48 hours. He is
shaky, irritable, and anxious and tells of having vivid nightmares for 2 nights. An hour later, the nurse finds the client restless and perspiring. His pulse is 130 beats/min. He shouts "There are bugs crawling on my bed. I have got to get out of here," and begins to thrash about. The most accurate assessment of the situation would be the client a. is attempting to obtain attention by manipulating staff. b. may have sustained a head injury before admission. c. is having a recurrence of an acute psychosis. d. is demonstrating symptoms consistent with withdrawal delirium.
Jugular venous pulsations consist of two or three waves called the "a," "c", and "v" waves. The "a" wave is produced by which of the following?
a. contraction of the right atrium c. contraction of the right ventricle b. contraction of the left atrium d. contraction of the left ventricle
Your patient has limited range of motion of his neck, with crepitus on hyperextension. He has little pain, and there is no deviation or muscle spasm. These findings are most likely due to
a. meningitis. c. osteoarthritis. b. muscle inflammation. d. torticollis.
Why is a closed amputation usually performed?
a. To create a weight-bearing residual limb b. To alleviate the effects of trauma c. To allow infection to heal and drain d. To treat a limb with gangrene