Of all the mind–body techniques, spiritual healing is one that the medical community has not yet entirely accepted as legitimately therapeutic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The nurse is completing the teaching for parents of a toddler recovering from a fracture. Which outcome should the nurse identify to help determine if teaching has been effective?
A) The child resumes normal activity level at home. B) The parents encourage the child to be independent. C) The parents place a locked gate at the top of the stairs. D) The child waits for the parent to assist before walking down a set of stairs.
The infection control nurse wants to decrease the number of health care professionals who contract viral hepatitis at work. Which actions does the nurse initiate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Strengthen policies related to consistent use of Standard Precautions. b. Mandate hepatitis vaccination for workers in high-risk areas. c. Implement a needleless system for IV therapy. d. Reduce the number of "sharps" needed for client care where possible. e. Provide postexposure prophylaxis in a timely manner.
When caring for a patient who was stabbed in the abdomen, the nurse recognizes that 2 liters of fluid given over the last hour have been ineffective when the patient displays which of the following?
1. Heart rate 142 and regular 2. Blood pressure 94/50 3. Urine output of 45 ml for this hour 4. Patient complains of abdominal pain
Which information given by a 70-year-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?
a. The patient had a blood transfusion in 2005. b. The patient used IV drugs about 20 years ago. c. The patient frequently eats in fast-food restaurants. d. The patient traveled to a country with poor sanitation.