The nurse realizes that most spinal cord injuries are caused by:
(Select all that apply.)
1. falls.
2. motor vehicle crashes.
3. sports injuries.
4. gunshot wounds.
5. walking.
6. gardening.
1, 2, 3, 4
Most spinal cord injuries are caused by motor vehicle accidents. Falls, gunshot wounds, and sports-related accidents also cause a significant number of these types of injuries. Spinal cord injuries are not caused by walking or gardening.
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A nurse provides teaching to a group of nursing students about the risks and benefits of hormone therapy (HT), including estrogen therapy (ET) and combination estrogen/progestin therapy (EPT)
Which statement by a student indicates understanding of the teaching? a. "ET can provide protection against coro-nary heart disease and reverse osteoporo-sis." b. "EPT is generally safer than ET, especially in women who have undergone hysterectomies." c. "In women with established coronary heart disease, EPT can protect against myocardial infarction." d. "Principle benefits of ET are suppression of menopausal symptoms and prevention of bone loss."
A client in halo traction says to the nurse, "I can't get used to this contraption. I can't see properly on the side, and I keep misjudging where everything is." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "No one ever gets used to that thing! It's horrible." B. "If I were you, I'd have had the surgery rather than suffer like this." C. "Halo traction involves many difficult adjustments. Practice scanning with your eyes after standing up, before you move." D. "Why do you feel like this when you could have died of a broken neck? This is the way it will be for several months. You need to accept it, don't you think?"
The nurse is part of team conducting a research study that involves controlled observations. Controlled observations involve which of the following activities?
A) Putting information together to form a new understanding B) Watching something carefully and noting events C) Testing a hypothesis or prediction D) Determining whether data are reliable and supportive
The nurse is visiting with a family who just immigrated to the U.S. What should the nurse expect the children to experience?
1. Excitement 2. Culture shock 3. Peer pressure 4. Overly protective parents