A client reports to the emergency department with ankle pain due to a minor road accident. By asking the client to describe the accident, what type of nursing skill is the nurse using?
A) Assessment skills
B) Comforting skills
C) Counseling skills
D) Caring skills
A
Feedback:
By asking the client to describe the accident, the nurse is using assessment skills to collect more information about the client's condition. The nurse is interviewing the client to collect related data. The nurse is not using comforting skills, as the nurse is not providing any emotional support. The counseling skills of the nurse are also not used, as no health education is provided. Caring skills include assistance provided with the activities of daily living, which is not applicable in this scenario.
You might also like to view...
The patient has a cerebral aneurysm leak. While awaiting surgical repair, the patient has an episode of extreme light-headedness and is found to have a mean arterial pressure less than 55 mm Hg
The patient's urinary output has been excessive and increasing over the past several hours. What is the best nursing intervention for this patient? A) Enforce complete bed rest B) Cautious volume replacement C) Intravenous diuretic therapy D) Continuous seizure precautions
The nurse is assessing a woman in the immediate postpartum period. The patient's respiratory rate is 22 breaths/minute. The most important aspects of nursing care would be to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Assess and provide pain management. B. Assess the patient's blood pressure and pulse. C. Increase the patient's fluid intake. D. Notify the provider for continued tachypnea. E. Provide ongoing physical assessment.
As she began to wake after surgery, Mrs. P became extremely restless. Which of the following should the recovery room nurse likely administer first?
A) A narcotic to ease the pain B) Antibiotics to prevent an infection C) Electrolytes to correct an imbalance D) Oxygen to correct hypoxia
A 78-year-old resident of a long-term care facility insists on wearing high heels and miniskirts to the dining room for meals and will not leave her room without first applying glamorous makeup
The gerontological nurse assesses that the behavior is related to: 1. insecurity about her appearance. 2. trying to cope with the changes of aging. 3. denial concerning her advancing age. 4. her fashion consciousness.