The nurse asks you to collect a stool specimen from a resident. Which is correct?
a. Explain to the person why the physician wants a stool specimen.
b. Explain what you will do.
c. Have the nurse perform this collection.
d. Stay with the person until the person has a bowel movement.
B
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A couple who recently married and want to have children ask the nurse what the chances are that their children will inherit thalassemia from them, as they both are carriers. What information from the nurse is most accurate?
A. All of your children will inherit it. B. Each child has a 25% chance of inheriting it. C. None of your children will inherit it. D. Only the boys will inherit it.
Parents of a child with hemophilia A ask the nurse, "What is the deficiency with this disorder?" Which correct response should the nurse make?
a. "Hemophilia A has a deficiency in red blood cells." b. "Hemophilia A has a deficiency in platelets." c. "Hemophilia A has a deficiency in factor IX." d. "Hemophilia A has a deficiency in factor VIII."
Which assessment question is most important to ask a patient who is prescribed clonazepam (Klonopin) before administering the first dose?
a. "Do you smoke cigarettes?" b. "How many seizures do you have daily?" c. "Have you ever had high blood pressure?" d. "Do you currently have an open sore or signs of an infection?"
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the different cultural rituals that are associated with grief and loss. Which statement by a student indicates correct understanding of the information presented?
1) "A patient of Muslim descent may want to have his or her body washed two times after death by a person of the same sex." 2) "A patient of Chinese descent may request Santero near the time of death." 3) "A patient of Arab descent may request that candles are lit in the room after death to light the path to the afterlife." 4) "A patient of Korean descent may want rice wine sprinkled on the grave."