Which question is appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing community values?
1) Who communicates with whom?
2) Does the community have any traditions?
3) What are means of communication?
4) Is communication horizontal or vertical?
ANS: 2
You might also like to view...
The nurse developing a family-centered discharge plan of care for a client with schizophrenia would include which of the following? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Impaired social isolation 2. Activity intolerance 3. Knowledge deficit 4. Potential for caregiver role strain 5. Potential for self-care deficit
Which of the following tests is beneficial for a nurse to detect alcoholic behaviors when assessing a client with alcohol dependence?
A) CAGE screening test C) Rule of one hundreds B) Blood alcohol level D) Breath alcohol concentration test
A patient you are admitting to the medical unit has fallen off a ladder and, although his scans and tests indicate there is no physical cause for his pain and paralysis, he still cannot walk. You understand that he may have a:
1. dissociative disorder. 2. hypochondriasis. 3. posttraumatic stress disorder. 4. conversion disorder.
A client presents with elevations in triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) and with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. Which is the nurse's priority intervention?
a. Administer levothyroxine (Synthroid). b. Administer propranolol (Inderal). c. Monitor the apical pulse. d. Assess for Trousseau's sign.