A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo treatment for tonsillitis. How can the
nurse help this client to overcome anxiety?
A) Offer the client an opportunity to express his or her feelings
B) Attribute anxiety to the unfamiliar healthcare environment
C) Let the client know that the physician will answer all questions when making
rounds
D) Attribute the increased levels of anxiety to unknown fear
A
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Which of the following are passive transport mechanisms that move material across the cell membranes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diffusion b. Evaporation c. Filtration d. Osmosis e. Mitosis f. Anaphase
A student is developing a teaching plan for her assigned patient. The student wants to teach the patient about what symptoms to report after chemotherapy. What would the student need to do first?
A) Ask other students what should be included in content. B) Ask the patient what he or she wants to know. C) Tell the instructor that this topic hasn't been covered yet. D) Review information available in writing and on the Internet.
In the emergency department, a patient's vital signs are BP 66/40 mm Hg; pulse 140 beats/min; respirations 8 breaths/min and shallow. The nursing diagnosis is Ineffective breathing pattern related to depression of respiratory center secondary to narcotic intoxication. Select the priority outcome.
a. The patient will demonstrate effective coping skills and identify community resources for treatment of substance abuse within 1 week of hospitalization. b. Within 4 hours, vital signs will stabilize, with BP above 90/60 mm Hg, pulse less than 100 beats/min, and respirations at or above 12 breaths/min. c. The patient will correctly describe a plan for home care and achieving a drug-free state before release from the emergency department. d. Within 6 hours, the patient's breath sounds will be clear bilaterally and throughout lung fields.
Absolute cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) is a disproportion between:
a. the size of the fetus and the size of the maternal pelvis. b. the size of the fetus and the maternal outlet. c. the size of the fetus and the maternal inlet. d. the size of the fetus' abdomen and the true pelvis.