The nurse determines that a client should be referred to the chaplain. Which statement correctly describes the role of the chaplain working with ethnically diverse clients in a mental health set-ting?
1. Assists clients in practicing their religion while in a hospital environment
2. Assures clients that there is a divine power that will help them overcome their ill-ness
3. Addresses the spiritual needs and goals of clients who request or require the chaplain's services
4. Supports staff members as they attempt to meet client-identified spiritual needs
ANS: 3
The role is similar to a chaplain working in any hospital unit—to provide direct assistance to cli-ents who request or require the chaplain's services. Options 1 and 4: Each of these describes only one aspect of the chaplain's work. Option 2: This may or may not be something the chaplain does, depending on client need.
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1. other drugs can be combined with L-dopa to increase its effectiveness. 2. the effect of these drugs has an uneven course; symptoms will begin to subside again soon. 3. the two drugs can be given in higher doses to control the symptoms. 4. surgical interventions have been very effective in the control of parkinsonian symptoms.
During a discussion between the student nurse and nurse about the results of a client's nutritional assessment, the student nurse asks, "Which one of the pieces of the nutritional assessment is least important?" Of the following responses,
which one is the nurse's best response? 1. "The nutrition history is most important because it helps us understand how the client has been eating.". 2. "The head-to-toe physical assessment is most important because it helps us see how the client's nutritional status is affecting their body.". 3. "The laboratory-based diagnostic tests are most important because they give us information about something that may be happening within the client's body that we weren't able to find during the physical assessment.". 4. "Actually, every piece of the nutritional assessment is important. They have to be used together to paint the most complete picture of the client's nutritional status.".
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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The nurse is caring for a patient being treated pharmacologically for heart failure. Which laboratory values is the nurse careful to monitor during treatment?
1. Potassium levels 2. BUN 3. Creatinine 4. Liver function tests 5. Serum drug levels