Patients usually know about impending death even if they have not been told.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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The nurse is preparing a 5-year-old for an x-ray. Which of the following would be the best approach to prepare the child for the procedure?
A) "We are going to take some x-rays of your body." B) "We need to look inside at some of your organs." C) "X-rays are not painful, you won't feel a thing." D) "We are going to use a big camera to take pictures inside your body."
Four essential dimensions of nursing have been described. When nurses provide focus on the response of the individual and family to a real or potential health problem, under which of these four dimensions are they practicing?
a. nursing b. distinctive services c. benefits to consumers d. costs of nursing services
A patient who has a bacterial infection develops an abscess that needs to be drained. What drainage system would most likely be used in this situation?
A) Jackson-Pratt drain B) Penrose drain C) Hemovac drain D) Wound pouching
In what way are antibiotics important in reducing the spread of communicable diseases?
a. They help keep the environment free of the infectious agent. b. They help the host resist the infection. c. The kill the entire infectious agent upon contact with it. d. They reduce the time during which the disease is contagious in the infected person.