Mrs. Cherewski is a 78-year-old patient from Poland who has been admitted to the hospital with advanced colon cancer. She is receiving palliative care at this time
Which of the following questions would be best for the nurse to ask to obtain information about cultural factors that influence grieving? A. "How have you coped with other hospitalizations?"
B. "Tell me about the family that is available to help you."
C. "What do you expect will happen to you?"
D. "What do you believe about death?"
D
Factors to assess regarding cultural and spiritual beliefs include the following areas/questions to explore: What do you believe about death? Who makes health care decisions in your family/culture? Tell me about your family's/culture's funeral practices.
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The nurse is assessing the client's lateral flexion. Which commands by the nurse to the client will assess lateral flexion during the physical assessment? Select all that apply
1. "Tilt your head back and look at the ceiling." 2. "Lean your head to the side and attempt to touch your ear to your shoulder." 3. "Bend sideways to the right and to the left while I stabilize your pelvis." 4. "Attempt to raise your shoulders up toward your ears." 5. "Attempt to rotate your head in a circular manner."
On admission, the patient was found to have a blood glucose level of 218 . The RN knows that except in emergency situations, it is hospital policy to obtain physician's orders before adminis-tering any medication
Because the on-call physician did not return the page, the nurse adminis-tered insulin according to the common sliding scale. Four hours later, the patient was found non-responsive in her bed and later died. According to the autopsy, the patient died from heart failure. Her postmortem blood glucose level was 22 . The nurse's actions are an example of: a. breach of contract. b. common negligence. c. intentional malpractice. d. medical oversight.
The advanced nurse practitioner believes that he should spend as much time with each patient as the patient desires. Does this practice raise ethical challenges?
1. No, patients should expect to wait in any health care provider's office. 2. Yes, this practice reflects poorly on the nurse's physician colleagues. 3. No, this is the way all nursing should be practiced. 4. Yes, if this practice makes other patients wait past their own appointment times.
An 8-year-old child:
A) is analytic but is not capable of abstract thought. B) should not be the initial historian regarding an illness. C) is anatomically and physiologically similar to an adult. D) generally requires little reassurance and encouragement.