The nurse is working in a community clinic when a man and woman bring a 12 year-old boy in, stating that the child fell down a flight of stairs and hurt his arm
The nurse notices several other bruises on the child's body at varying stages of healing. The boy is placed on the stretcher. When asked how he hurt himself, he states that he does not remember. However, the nurse notices that the boy continuously avoids looking at the man, while the man stares at him constantly. The nurse should a. Ask the boy if the man hurt him.
b. Confront the man directly.
c. Ask the man and woman to step out.
d. Ask the woman if the man hurt the boy.
C
Ask the man and woman to step out. When dealing with patients at risk for or who have suffered abuse, it is important to provide protection and to interview the patient at a time when he or she has privacy, and the individual suspected of being the abuser is not present. The boy may be less likely to be forthcoming with his attacker in the room. Confronting the man directly may lead to violence. The woman may also be a victim of abuse and may fear retribution if she discusses their problems with health care providers.
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a. consumers need to understand has no governmental support. b. improvements are dependent on developing operational definitions. c. low literacy and low health literacy are interchangeable terms. d. interest in effective patient education is unique to the United States.
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The labor nurse is providing care for a patient admitted for induction of labor at 38 weeks' gestation. The patient's Bishop score is 5, and an infusion of oxytocin (Pitocin) is initiated with orders that read as follows:
mix 30 units of Pitocin in 500 mL of NS, increase the rate of infusion by 2 mL/hr every 15 to 60 minutes until a pattern of three contractions in 10 minutes is established. What is the priority nursing action for this patient? a. Increase the infusion of Pitocin every 30 to 60 minutes. b. Assess for changes in the patient's cervix every 2 hours. c. Obtain a reactive non–stress test prior to starting the infusion. d. Determine the fetal heart rate baseline for 30 minutes prior to starting the infusion.
The nurse has to apply a client safety device to a client. What type of client safety device would be best to use to prevent the client from interfering with necessary medical care?
A) Medical healing restraint B) Chemical restraint C) Behavioral health-behavioral management restraint D) Have another nurse hold the client