The nurse is moving a client's leg toward the body during range-of-motion exercises. The nurse is doing which of the following with the client's extremity?
1. Abduction
2. Adduction
3. Extension
4. Flexion
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Abduction is movement away from the body, and adduction is movement toward the body. Extension is a movement that increases the angle between two joints, and flexion is a movement that decreases the angle between two joints.
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1. Emergency department nurses do not make professional client handoff reports. 2. Long-term-care facility nurses lack the education to make complete assessments prior to client transfers. 3. Housekeepers are getting sloppy about cleaning rooms. 4. Unit clerks have made 10 transcription errors in the last 6 months.
What essential part of the admission procedure is performed by the RN?
a. Securing the patient's valuables b. Confirming the type of insurance coverage c. Obtaining a health history d. Familiarizing the patient with the room
The nurse is initiating a history and physical assessment on a patient who reports intermittent right-sided abdomen pain, especially after eating fatty foods
How should the nurse conduct the history? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Encourage the patient to express his or her concerns. 2. Include documentation of the patient's own words. 3. Direct questions toward ruling out a gallbladder problem 4. Use direct questioning so the interview remains nurse-driven. 5. Establish the nurse–patient relationship.
The nurse is caring for a client in the outpatient setting who has been diagnosed with a depressive disorder. Before the client is given a prescription for a tricyclic antidepressant, assessment for which of the following would be most important?
A) Suicide B) Hypersomnia C) Cardiac arrhythmia D) Erectile dysfunction