The nurse is teaching a client how to use a truss for a femoral hernia. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
a. "I will put on the truss before I go to bed each night."
b. "I will put some powder under the truss to avoid skin irritation."
c. "The truss will help my hernia because I can't have surgery."
d. "If I have abdominal pain, I will let my health care provider know right away."
A
The client is instructed to apply the truss before arising, not before going to bed at night. The other statements show accurate knowledge in using a truss.
You might also like to view...
An adult patient has been hospitalized with pyelonephritis. The nurse's review of the patient's intake and output records reveals that the patient has been consuming between 3 L and 3.5 L of oral fluid each day since admission
How should the nurse best respond to this finding? A) Supplement the patient's fluid intake with a high-calorie diet. B) Emphasize the need to limit intake to 2 L of fluid daily. C) Obtain an order for a high-sodium diet to prevent dilutional hyponatremia. D) Encourage the patient to continue this pattern of fluid intake.
A nurse manager is concerned with restocking the emergency cart, creating the staff schedule, requesting floor stock from pharmacy, and checking the orders on patient charts. Which type of leader accurately describes this nurse?
a. Transactional b. Situational c. Transformational d. Contemporary
Which clinical situation is associated with restless leg syndrome? Patients with
a. congestive heart failure c. multiple sclerosis b. stroke d. rheumatoid arthritis
The day after a radical prostatectomy, your client had blood clots in the urinary catheter and reports bladder spasms. The client says that his right calf is sore and that he feels short of breath. Which action will you take first?
A. Irrigate the catheter with 50 mL of sterile saline B. Administer oxybutynin (Ditropan) 5 mg orally C. Apply warm packs to the client's right calf D. Measure oxygen saturation using a pulse oximetry