When the nurse practitioner recommends exercise for a sedentary older adult, which of the following pieces of advice should be considered for all types of exercise?
A. Only use equipment recommended by physical trainers
B. Start low and go slow
C. Only group exercise is beneficial to someone who has not been active in a long time
D. Focus only on one type of exercise for the first few months
B
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After a discussion with the patient's husband, the nurse discovers that the patient has a living will. Which of the following applies to a living will?
A) The patient is legally unable to refuse basic life support. B) The physician may disagree with the patient's desires for treatment. C) The patient may nullify the living will during the illness. D) Power of attorney may change while the patient is hospitalized.
Using the Alfaro-LeFevre approach to prioritizing nursing diagnoses, which of these nursing diagnoses should the nurse focus on first?
a. Airway clearance, ineffective, related to excessive secretions b. Anxiety related to unknown outcome of illness c. Coping, individual, ineffective, related to loss of independence d. Self-care deficit, feeding, related to decreased strength and endurance
A client with catatonic schizophrenia exhibits little spontaneous movement and demonstrates waxy
flexibility. The client's needs of priority importance are a. physical. b. psychosocial. c. safety and security. d. self-actualization.
A patient has been diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) following an echocardiogram and will begin treatment imminently. When planning this patient's care, the nurse will prioritize:
A) Protecting the patient from infection B) Preserving the patient's existing level of function C) Reducing the patient's risk of ischemic heart disease D) Teaching the patient the signs and symptoms of pericardial effusion