Home care provides nursing challenges involving short- and/or long-term services for children and families. Which of the following best describes the focus of home care?
A) Coordinating professional services in the home
B) Meeting the child's needs and involving the family
C) Enlisting support from community resources
D) Educating the family on caring and coping
B
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The nurse is preparing the male client for a transrectal ultrasound. The nurse should instruct the client to:
1. refrain from a bowel movement prior to the test. 2. place the client in the lithotomy position. 3. not void prior to the ultrasound. 4. ask for pain medication.
The client is being treated with digoxin. She tells the nurse that she frequently self-medicates her depression with St. John's wort. What is the nurse's highest priority instruction to the client?
a. Take the St. John's wort; it will have no effect on the digoxin. b. Do not take St. John's wort; it will cause a toxic reaction to the digoxin. c. Do not take St. John's wort; it decreases the effectiveness of the digoxin. d. Take the St. John's wort; it will enhance the effect of the digoxin.
A nurse is providing care for a patient after abdominal surgery. To help prevent respiratory complications, the plan of care should include which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Turning the patient every 4 to 6 hours 2. Encouraging the use of the incentive spirometer 3. Encouraging oral intake 4. Dressing changes every shift 5. Encouraging the patient to hold a pillow against the incision while taking deep breaths and coughing
Biological theories of aging involve changes on molecular, cellular, and systemic levels. Influences on biological changes include
1. The environment, nutrition, and stress 2. Caregiver role strain 3. The number of crises a person has had in his or her lifetime 4. The ability to make choices