A client had a bunionectomy with osteotomy. The client asks why healing may take up to 3 months. What explanation by the nurse is best?
a. "Your feet have less blood flow, so healing is slower."
b. "The bones in your feet are hard to operate on."
c. "The surrounding bones and tissue are damaged."
d. "Your feet bear weight so they never really heal."
ANS: A
The feet are the most distal to the heart and receive less blood flow than other organs and tissues, prolonging the healing time after surgery. The other explanations are not correct.
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The nurse is educating a client about the instillation of eyedrops. Which client statement indicates the need for additional teaching?
a. "Squeezing my eye tightly after I put the drops in may force the drops out of my eye too quickly." b. "If the drops are kept in the refrigerator, I will be able to tell when they are in my eye because they will feel cold." c. "My sister has the same prescription, so we can use the same bottle of eyedrops." d. "I will wash my hands before I use these eyedrops."
A nurse is attending a conference on "Nutrition and Nursing." One of the subjects being covered is "How to Facilitate Client and Family Nutritional Teaching
" The nurse returns to the unit and shares several suggestions on nutritional teaching for clients and families with other members of the staff. Which of the following is an appropriate suggestion for teaching? A) Suggest books to both the client and his or her family to read. B) Make sure the client selects lots of "comfort foods." C) Emphasize to the client's family what the client should not eat. D) Listen to the client's concerns and ideas.
What do the responsibilities of the nurse manager include?
a. Planning and organizing how nursing care can most effectively be delivered on the nursing unit b. Establishing the nursing care standards to be implemented on the unit c. Developing educational programs to assist staff to meet licensure requirements d. Assisting staff to adhere to organizational policies and procedures