Which of the following questions by the nurse will specifically assess information on stress-related physical symptoms? Select all that apply
A) How have you dealt with stressful situations in the past?
B) Have you experienced any changes in your life recently?
C) Whom do you talk to about your feelings and problems?
D) Have you experienced episodes of hyperventilating?
E) Does your cultural or spiritual background provide you with certain beliefs that are helpful in times of stress?
F) Do you experience any muscle tension in your neck, back, and head?
A) How have you dealt with stressful situations in the past?
B) Have you experienced any changes in your life recently?
F) Do you experience any muscle tension in your neck, back, and head?
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The nurse's neighbor routinely calls and asks for advice regarding health issues. What should the nurse do about these calls?
1. Tell the neighbor that the nurse is not legally able to give health advice outside the work environment. 2. Be certain that any advice given reflects both nursing and community standards. 3. Charge the neighbor a flat fee of $25 for each call. 4. Tell the neighbor that nurses are not educationally prepared to give health advice.
An infant girl is preterm and on a respirator with intravenous lines and much equipment around her when her parents come to visit for the first time. It is important for the nurse to
a. Suggest that the parents visit for only a short time to reduce their anxieties. b. Reassure the parents that the baby is progressing well. c. Encourage the parents to touch her. d. Discuss the care they will give her when she goes home.
The nurse encounters a woman giving birth at the local shopping mall. What should the nurse do first?
1. Visualize the perineum. 2. Apply counterpressure to the perineum. 3. Ask a bystander for a dry piece of clothing. 4. Determine if the membranes have ruptured.
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive several vaccinations. Which vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine?
1. Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine 2. Tetanus toxoid 3. Hepatitis A vaccine 4. Influenza