A young male client is diagnosed with lymphosarcoma. The client is bedridden for quite a few days but the nurse should help the client perform the activities related to self- care
Which of the following strategies may the nurse use to help the client perform the simple activities of daily life? A) Encourage the client to change bed sheets in case night sweats occur.
B) Motivate the client by committing to an early discharge from the hospital.
C) Provide the client with clear verbal instructions before beginning any activity.
D) Divide the care into manageable amounts and prioritize the activities.
D
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The nursing faculty member explains the functions of the anterior pituitary as regulating which processes? (Select all that apply.)
A. Cognition B. Digestion C. Growth D. Metabolic activity E. Sexual development
As a nurse following the conceptual framework of Madeleine Leininger, which of the following would be a particular focus of the nurse's care?
a. Across cultures, some health care practices are similar and some vary. b. Human beings are irreducible, pandimensional energy fields. c. Persons, influenced by conditioning, can act for themselves. d. The nurse should understand the subjective experience of the client's world.
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020 report is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%. b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%. c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%. d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%.
An adult patient reports feeling unfocused all the time, loses things, and has difficulty completing tasks and says that this is interfering with family relations and work
The symptoms have been present as long as the patient can remember, although there is no previous documentation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) in this patient's medical history. The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) should: a. tell the patient that a diagnosis of AD/HD as a child is a prerequisite for diagnosing this in adults. b. conduct a thorough evaluation to document behaviors associated with AD/HD and begin treatment if indicated. c. suggest that the patient may have a major depressive disorder and refer the patient for psychiatric evaluation and treatment. d. prescribe a methylphenidate trial, ask the patient to keep a diary of behaviors and feelings, and reevaluate in 1 to 2 months.