You are concerned with D.V.'s psychological status, particularly the negative feelings he
expresses regarding himself and the concerns he has voiced.
Write a nursing outcome
addressing this issue, and identify independent nursing actions you would implement.
• Outcomes will vary: D.V. will verbalize positive coping mechanisms, express positive attitude about
self, or use financial, social, and health services.
• At each visit, provide the opportunity for D.V. to ask questions, talk about feelings, and talk about
the illness and its effects.
• Be accepting of his concerns.
• Assist him in identifying strengths, abilities, and effective coping strategies.
• Refer to a support group; consider in-person or online services.
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The Magnet Hospital Recognition Program was created to achieve three major goals. Which of the following is considered a goal?
a. Decrease and attempt to abolish the nursing shortage b. "Pay for performance" or higher wages for higher quality work c. Identify excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients d. Drive down the soaring cost of health care in the United States
A graduate nurse is assigned a client who is mentally handicapped. Which developmental characteristic should the new nurse recognize as typical of a person with severe mental retardation?
A) The client can perform some self-care activities independently. B) The client has little, if any, speech development. C) The client's psychomotor skills are usually not affected, except for possible coordination problems. D) The client's wants and needs are often communicated by acting out behaviors.
A client's dosage schedule includes chemotherapy for each of 5 days and then no chemotherapy for 5 days. The client says, "Why don't they just keep giving me the chemo? I want to kill this cancer and get on with my life." How should the nurse respond?
1. "This chemotherapy is so strong that you cannot physically stand to take it for more than 5 days." 2. "We need to give your normal cells time to recover from the medication before you get more chemotherapy." 3. "You should let the doctors worry about that." 4. "We need to let some of the cancer cells develop into the stage where the chemotherapy can kill them." 5. "The chemotherapy is not always immediately available, so pauses are taken to allow for more stock to arrive."
Which of the following statements regarding urea is INCORRECT?
A. It is a nitrogen-containing compound formed as a byproduct of protein metabolism. B. It is a toxic compound. C. It is a waste product excreted by the kidney. D. The concentration of urea in the blood is elevated in patients with renal failure.