When working with adolescent patients and discussing spirituality, the nurse is aware that patients in this age group often:
A) have a good concept of a supreme being
B) question religious practices and values
C) give themselves over to spiritual tasks
D) fully accept the higher meaning of their faith
B) question religious practices and values
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A colonoscopy is ordered. The nurse is discussing the pre- and post-procedural care with the client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
1. "The procedure will only take about one hour.". 2. "It might be quite painful.". 3. "I will likely have medications that will make me drowsy during the test.". 4. "The physician might take tissue samples for further analysis.".
A client has been taking a phenothiazine for 1 week. She contacts the crisis intervention clinic because she is still having symptoms. The nurse's response is based on the premise that the desired effects usually take _____ to manifest
a. 1 week b. 1 to 3 weeks c. 3 to 6 weeks d. 3 to 5 months
A pregnant patient asks when the sex of the baby can be determined. Which response by the nurse is accurate?
A) "If you want, we can do an ultrasound today." B) "The fetus is still developing until 24 weeks, you must wait." C) "The provider usually does an ultrasound at 20 weeks." D) "Fetal organs are developed by 12 weeks and would require an ultrasound after that time."
The passage of Medicare and Medicaid legislation was a major change to the U.S. health care system. Besides helping ensure care for the elderly and the poverty-stricken, what was noteworthy about the passage of this legislation?
A. Decrease in the separation between government funding and private physicians B. Federal intervention into state responsibilities C. Realization by the public that some persons had not been getting care D. First time the federal government had put any money into health care