With the older adult, constipation can be a frequent problem, especially because of a decrease in dietary and ________ intake.
a. medication
b. fluid
c. vitamin
d. oxygen
b. fluid
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The nurse is correctly demonstrating the use of a transfer belt when engaging in the following: (Select all that apply.)
a. The belt is placed around the patient's hips. b. The belt is secure, leaving only enough room for the nurse to grasp the belt. c. The nurse stands on the weaker side. d. The nurse holds the belt on the side of the patient.
New parents express concern that because of the mother's emergency cesarean birth under general anesthesia, they did not have the opportunity to hold and "bond" with their daughter immediately after her birth
The nurse's response should convey to the parents that: 1. attachment or bonding is a process that occurs over time and does not require early contact. 2. the time immediately after birth is a critical period for humans. 3. early contact is essential for optimum parent-infant relationships. 4. they should just be happy that the infant is healthy.
The nurse is admitting a client from China to the medical-surgical unit with a diagnosis of cancer. While doing the client's assessments, the client speaks of her naturalistic beliefs related to health care and the importance of the yin/yang theory
Based on her cancer diagnoses, the idea that cancer is considered a cold illness in the culture, and her yin/yang beliefs, which meal will the patient most likely order for lunch? A) Chicken noodle soup with crackers, fruit crisp, and hot tea B) Turkey sandwich, small tossed salad, and iced tea C) Chef's salad, bread, and water D) Fruit smoothie and granola bar
A nursing student expresses some confusion about identifying the appropriate nursing diagnosis for a specific client. Which of the following responses by the clinical instructor is most instruc-tional?
1. "After defining the client's symptomatology, eliminate those nursing diagnoses that are not supported by the database." 2. "Assess your client and then select the nursing diagnosis that has the greatest number of observable defining characteristics." 3. "After assessing the client, compare their symptoms carefully to the defining characteristic of the nursing diagnosis in order to support or eliminate it as appli-cable." 4. "With experience you will become skilled at identifying the defining characteris-tics of a nursing diagnosis in your client. Until that time use a nursing diagnosis book to help in the selection process."