To assess a client's potential for engaging in inappropriate behaviors, the caregiver should perform as soon as possible after admission a
1. physical examination.
2. mental status assessment.
3. review of laboratory tests and other results.
4. psychosocial examination.
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The first step in controlling aggressive behaviors is to assess the client's potential for en-gaging in inappropriate behaviors.
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A nursing instructor is developing a lesson plan to teach about the Northern European American culture. Which of the following information should be included? (Select all that apply.)
1. About half of first marriages end in divorce in this cultural group. 2. This cultural group does not use preventive medicine and primary health care. 3. Punctuality and efficiency are highly valued in this cultural group. 4. This cultural group tends to be future oriented. 5. A typical diet of this cultural group includes rice, vegetables, and fish.
The nurse is preparing to administer 20 mEq of potassium chloride to a client who has been vomiting. What should the nurse explain to the client about the purpose of this medication?
A) It is vital in regulating muscle contraction and relaxation. B) It is needed to maintain skeletal, cardiac, and neuromuscular activity. C) It controls and regulates water balance in the body. D) It is used in the body to synthesize ingested protein.
The client has been prescribed Pergonal for infertility. The nurse is preparing the teaching plan for the client and knows that handouts need to be assembled that discuss:
a. how to self administer a vaginal suppository b. how to administer an intramuscular injection c. the application of a medication patch d. activity restriction after taking an oral medi-cation
Which of the following statements made by a woman recently diagnosed with osteoporosis indi-cates the greatest degree of readiness to begin a daily walking routine?
1. "The tests showed that I have osteoporosis and need to walk." 2. "I've walked around the local park three times, and that measures 1.75 miles." 3. "My sister has this problem, and she walks one mile a day around her neighbor-hood." 4. "I can join the spa and use the treadmill when the weather gets too cold to walk outside."