The nurse is preparing to review the risk for cognitive impairment with the family of an older adult. Which information should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
A. Depression.
B. Poor nutrition.
C. Frailty.
D. Genetics.
E. Aging.
Answer: E
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a. Airway b. Breathing c. Circulation d. Nutrition
A psychiatric nurse clinician on an inpatient unit plans to lead a special-problems group for withdrawn patients. Which information will be of most assistance as the nurse prepares for this assignment?
a. Inpatient groups rarely have a lasting beneficial effect. b. Inpatient groups have short-term, goal-oriented sessions. c. Inpatient groups are helpful for patients with verbal skills. d. Inpatient groups facilitate insight into deeply rooted life issues.
When assessing a client's ability to perform self-care and increase activities, the nurse is addressing which nursing diagnosis?
a. alteration in comfort, pain c. activity intolerance b. knowledge deficit d. risk control
A nurse is caring for a Buddhist patient who has mentioned that his daily periods of meditation are very important to him. How should the nurse respond?
A. Get more information from him about what this means: When does he meditate and for how long, and does he need anything specific to facilitate his practice? B. Tell him you'll need to speak with the physician to see if the hospital would be able to accommodate his meditation time. C. Smile and tell him that's fine. D. Apologize that the medical staff needs to be able to have access to him at all times and that you couldn't guarantee private time to meditate.