During the grieving process, patients and families may grieve for their former way of life, recognizing that returning to it is impossible.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A child is admitted to the pediatric floor for appendicitis. Which assessment finding will the nurse monitor that indicates the appendix has ruptured?
a. Abdominal pain shifts from the left to the right side. b. Vomiting and diarrhea become more intense. c. Elevated temperature decreases to normal. d. Abdominal pain is relieved.
During the fourth stage of labor, the primary reason that the nurse encourages the mother to hold and examine her baby is to:
a. Promote mother-infant bonding. b. Prolong the first period of newborn reactivity. c. Calm the newborn infant. d. Distract the mother from her pain.
A nurse is performing a head and neck assessment of a patient suspected of having leukemia. How would the nurse detect enlarged lymph nodes commonly associated with this disease?
A) Palpate the thyroid gland. B) Inspect the patient's ability to move his or her neck. C) Inspect and palpate the left and then the right carotid arteries. D) Inspect and palpate the supraclavicular area.
It would be helpful for the parents of a suicidal adolescent to understand that the most frequent cause or motive for suicide in adolescents is what?
A) Progressive failure to adapt B) Feelings of anger or hostility C) Reunion wish or fantasy D) Feelings of alienation or isolation