The nurse recognizes that a child with cerebral palsy who has jerky movements and scissoring of the legs has the type of cerebral palsy classified as:
a. Mixed
b. Athetoid
c. Spastic
d. Dyskinetic
C
Jerky movements and scissoring of the legs are characteristic of spastic cerebral palsy.
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An older adult client is talking with the nurse about sleep problems. Which fact regarding sleep should the nurse teach this client?
A) All elderly individuals experience disrupted sleep and depression. B) The need for sleep decreases with age. C) Normally, a person should not awaken more than once during the night. D) The elderly do not experience as much deep sleep as a younger person.
A patient is being monitored for fluid volume with the use of a device that measures the resistance to the flow of electrical current. The technology being used to assess this patient would be
1. impedance cardiography. 2. Doppler. 3. pulse contour analysis. 4. pulse oximetry.
Which of the following statement best reflects the nurse's appropriate attention to a client's need for self-efficacy?
1. "What can I do to help you lose the weight?" 2. "Are you really ready to start a regular exercise regimen?" 3. "After you watch me demonstrate this inhaler, you will have no problems using it at all." 4. "Come on; with all the self-help products out there, you will be able to stop smoking."
Which phase of the nursing process begins after the establishment of a nursing diagnosis?
1. Implementation 2. Assessment 3. Planning 4. Evaluation