A 9-year old tells the community nurse that her mother keeps her at home to take care of her 3-month-old brother
The client feels that her mother does not like her much, that she calls her daughter "stupid" and says she can never do anything right. What type of abuse do these signs indicate? A) Physical abuse
B) Emotional abuse
C) Economic abuse
D) Interpersonal abuse
B
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A nurse teaches a client with diabetes mellitus who is experiencing numbness and reduced sensation. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's teaching to prevent injury?
a. "Examine your feet using a mirror every day." b. "Rotate your insulin injection sites every week." c. "Check your blood glucose level before each meal." d. "Use a bath thermometer to test the water temperature."
The brother of a client with schizophrenia says to the nurse: "I would like to help my brother, but he just doesn't seem to understand he has a serious psychological problem. He tells me he is fine and that he just gets a little weird occasionally."
The nurse should explain: 1. "This is why it is so difficult to treat, since lack of insight is a large part of the disease." 2. "Because of the stigma attached to mental illness, most people with schizophrenia won't tell others they have the disease." 3. "Many people with schizophrenia use denial as a coping mechanism." 4. "He needs to take his medications when having psychotic episodes."
A stage ____________________ pressure ulcer will show damage to the subcutaneous tissues
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
With the patient in a sitting position and using the palmar surfaces of the fingers of the dominant hand, you should palpate the breast tissue
a. against the chest wall in a large-breasted patient. b. in an upward manner while supporting the breast with the nondominant hand. c. initially in the outer quadrants, moving to the sternal border of each breast. d. in a circular pattern, moving from the nipple toward the outer aspects.