A patient who sustained a simple fracture of the left fibula 7 days earlier asks in what stage of bone healing he might be. What stage of healing should the nurse relay to the patient?
a. Hematoma formation
b. Ossification
c. Callus formation
d. Fibrocartilage formation
C
Callus formation occurs at the end of the first week after injury.
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Guaranteeing confidentiality to study participants means that the researcher can never link the data gathered to the person who supplied the data
A) True B) False
A 72-year-old patient tells the nurse that she is unable to take her antidepressant medication regularly because her granddaughter forgets to go to the drugstore for her. What perception of life events does this explanation demonstrate?
1. Resilience 2. External locus of control 3. Internal locus of control 4. Primary appraisal
A nurse is caring for a child who is a victim of family violence. During assessment, the nurse realizes that the father of the child was himself a victim of child abuse. Which factor is the primary influence on a person's parenting style?
A) Families in the neighborhood B) Lectures on parenting C) Person's own upbringing D) Books on parenting
The nurse shows an understanding of the factors that have contributed to the redefining of home health care as a primary health service–delivery system when stating:
1. "It's unfortunate that the client can be screened for illnesses in the privacy of their own home." 2. "With people living well into their 70s and 80s, the healthcare system is being stressed immensely." 3. "The cost of acute hospital-based health care has become an economic burden to most people." 4. "A client's chronic cardiac problems can be monitored well with in-home health services." 5. "It relieves so much stress when care can come to them instead of their going to the health provider."