A nurse is caring for a client who needs assistance while eating. What intervention
should the nurse perform to make this client comfortable during meals?
A) Provide thick liquids to the client
B) Allow a family member to feed the client
C) Teach the client to locate the food on the plate
D) Describe the food to the client
B
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A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medications he is taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
a. "Can you tell me what they look like?" b. "Don't worry about it. You are only taking two medications." c. "How long have you been taking each of the pills?" d. "Would you have a family member bring in your medications?"
A client is complaining of pain in the lower-left quadrant of the abdomen. The nurse prepares to percuss the abdomen and notes that the client has a great deal of hair on the lower abdomen
Which action by the nurse is appropriate prior to percussing the client's abdomen? A) Moistening the abdominal hair B) Documenting that the client has hirsutism C) Cutting the client's hair over the entire abdomen D) Discontinuing the use of percussion, palpate the abdomen only.
A client with fluctuating levels of awareness, confusion, and disturbed orientation shouts "The bugs,
they are crawling on my legs! Get them off me!" The nurse can assess this behavior as indicating that the client is experiencing a. aphasia. b. dystonia. c. tactile hallucinations. d. mnemonic disturbance.
A 56-year-old patient diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) makes inappropriate sexual comments to the licensed practical nurse (LPN). The LPN is visibly upset
The registered nurse (RN) assigned to the patient informs the patient his behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Is the RN demonstrating holistic or mechanistic nursing? ____________________ Fill in the blanks with correct word