Older persons are at risk for shearing. Which measure will protect the person from pain and injury?
a. Ask the family member to assist you.
b. Use a friction-reducing device when moving the person.
c. Pull the person quickly toward you.
d. Move the person on your own.
B
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The nurse at an outpatient clinic is sitting with the parents while their adolescent goes for a test. The parents are complaining about their child's behavior. Which response by the nurse would promote family-centered communication?
1. "I agree with you; discipline is an important part of parenting." 2. "Tell me how you feel when your adolescent is aggressive with you." 3. "You are so right. Adolescents function in the me-first mode all the time." 4. "I know just how you feel. I had the same experience with my children."
The nurse is aware that which of the following results when a decreased concentration of hydrogen ions occurs within body fluids?
a. They become acidic. b. They become alkaline. c. Carbon ions are retained. d. Oxygen ions are released into the blood.
The nurse is providing care to a client who is experiencing back pain. Which item in the client's history is a known risk factor for disc herniation?
A) 49 years of age B) Female gender C) Short stature D) Anorexia
When administering a rectal suppository, the nurse should insert the suppository:
a. just inside the external sphincter. c. three inches into the rectum of a child. b. above the internal sphincter. d. into the sigmoid colon.