An adolescent girl has spinal instrumentation surgery at 16 years of age. Immediately after this procedure, you would teach her to
A) sit up immediately afterward, although this may hurt.
B) always sleep prone.
C) wait to be log rolled before turning from one side to the other.
D) plan on 6 months of hospitalization.
C
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The client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal has a temperature of 100.6° F, pulse of 112 beats/minute, and BP 180/102 mm Hg. What would the nurse anticipate doing first?
A) Encourage the client to rest. B) Administer benzodiazepine as ordered. C) Monitor for any further changes. D) Provide emotional support.
Grant funding has been decreased for community disease-prevention programs. Which programs are the nurse's priority to implement, without modification, for the community of older-adult clients? Select all that apply.
1. Smoking cessation program for lung cancer prevention for an assisted living group. 2. Seasonal influenza vaccine clinic for the groups at the senior citizen's center. 3. Biannual pneumonia vaccine clinic at the local grocery store on senior discount day. 4. Antituberculosis vaccine and tuberculosis prevention education at the refugee center. 5. Weekly gathering of an older adult group for walking at the park together.
During the initial assessment interview, the nurse should allow for how much personal space?
A) 0–18 inches B) 18 inches–3 feet C) 4–12 feet D) 12 or more feet
A nursing student on a psychiatric unit asks a nursing instructor about the difference between a phenotype and a genotype. The nursing instructor explains that phenotypes are:
A) Manifestations of particular genotypes. B) Determined solely by the environment. C) Not as useful as genotypes in the study of psychopathology. D) Determined solely by genotypes.