The nurse works to assist the client in increasing compliance in self-care. This can BEST be accomplished by:
a. telling the client what to do to improve overall health
b. helping the client understand why a specific action has been recommended
c. explaining to the client what will happen if specific actions are not performed
d. asking the health care provider to tell the client the overall plan of care
B
Nurses assist clients in recognizing how their own actions can prevent many of the conditions that cause illness. The nurse increases the prospect of client compliance in self-care by helping the client understand why a specific action has been recommended.
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1. Improving access to care. 2. Improving insurance coverage. 3. Improving prescription drug usage. 4. Improving nurse-client relationships.
A nurse mistakenly gives a client an additional dose of medication. Which of these actions should the nurse take?
a. Notify the pharmacy and the client's health care provider. b. Complete an incident report, and place a copy in the client's chart. c. Document in the nurse's notes the name and dosage of the medication, time given, client's response, and the name of the health care provider and the time this person was notified. d. Report the incident to the immediate supervisor.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving vinorelbine [Navelbine] for about 5 days. Which assessment finding in this patient would cause the nurse to withhold the next dose and notify the prescriber?
a. Alopecia b. Dyspnea and cough c. Neutrophil count of 1200/mm3 d. Peripheral neuropathy
A child is recovering from Kawasaki disease (KD). The child should be monitored for which?
a. Anemia b. Electrocardiograph (ECG) changes c. Elevated white blood cell count d. Decreased platelets