The nurse is working on tertiary interventions for a client who was the driver of a car in which a passenger was killed by a roadside sniper
The rationale for encouraging the client to keep a journal as part of the tertiary intervention plan is to: A) Force the client to confront his feared situations.
B) Evaluate the effectiveness of group therapy.
C) Help the client to pay attention to other's feelings and thoughts.
D) Identify effective coping strategies for future reference.
D
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A urology nurse is caring for a male patient admitted to the unit with bladder distention from prostatic hypertrophy. The health care provider orders placement of an indwelling urinary catheter
The nurse and urologist are both unsuccessful in catheterizing this patient due to the prostatic obstruction. What approach does the nurse anticipate the health care provider using to drain the patient's bladder? A) Insertion of a suprapubic catheter B) Scheduling the patient immediately for surgery to relieve the bladder obstruction C) Application of warm compresses to the perineum to assist with relaxation, which will result in the patient voiding on his own D) Medication administration to relax the bladder muscles and attempting catheterization in 6 hours
The nurse is explaining about fats to a community group. A member of the audience says, "I have always been told fats are bad and I should eliminate them from my diet; is that right?" The nurse should explain that fats:
1. Need to be severely restricted for good health. 2. Are the worst of the major nutrients. 3. Lead to cardiovascular disease. 4. Are part of a healthy diet.
The nurse conducts a study that will follow a group of subjects for two decades. It involves one group of subjects who have a risk factor for developing diabetes and another group who do not have a risk factor
The goal is to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between the existence of the risk factor and the occurrence of diabetes. Which study design would be most appropriate? A) Cohort B) Case-control C) Preventive D) Therapeutic
The principle action of volume expanders during resuscitation is to:
a. address myocardial decompensation b. facilitate peripheral vasoconstriction c. maintain cardiac output and blood pressure