A nurse is preparing a rehabilitation plan for a client with hemiplegia, which includes a
record for the activities of daily living (ADLs). What activity of the client can be
classified as an instrumental ADL?
A) Ability to self-feed
B) Ability to administer medications
C) Ability to eliminate waste
D) Ability to bathe and dress
B
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A patient, an African American, is the mother of a 9-year-old child with sickle cell anemia. She asks the nurse if sickle cell anemia occurs frequently in her race. The correct response is that
a. it is a very rare disease. b. approximately 1 of 500 African Americans has sickle cell anemia. c. approximately 1 of 2,500 African Americans has the disease. d. approximately 1 of 10 African Americans has the disease.
A young adult has never lived away from his parents and feels unable to make decisions on his own. According to Freud's theory of development, the nurse should suspect that this person would be fixated at which stage of development?
1. Phallic 2. Latency 3. Genital 4. Anal
Another name for the knee–chest position is:
a. dorsal. b. Sims'. c. coma. d. genupectoral.
A patient has difficulty sleeping well. The patient says, "I wake up a lot during the night and feel tired when I get up in the morning." Which finding best indicates that interventions to improve sleep were effective?
1. The patient is compliant with self-administration of hypnotic medications. 2. The patient has not experienced any falls or injuries. 3. The patient verbalizes an understanding of the causes of insomnia. 4. The patient reports an increased sense of feeling rested.