Which is the highest priority problem for a client with late-stage lung cancer?
a. Malnutrition
b. Constipation
c. Weakness and fatigue
d. Pain
D
Although all of these problems are important issues, effective pain management is the most im-portant issue for this client and family. The nurse must serve as a client advocate and must ensure that all appropriate measures for management of intractable, severe pain are implemented.
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Your patient, who has reported domestic violence, now tells you she is going home with her husband because he has apologized and says he is taking her to Hawaii on a romantic vacation. Which statement best helps you understand her actions?
A. Her husband has received treatment for anger management. B. This is the honeymoon phase of the abuse cycle. C. This is the resolution phase of the family crisis. D. She mistakenly reported domestic violence.
An adolescent female client continually displays a negative attitude toward everyone she comes into contact with and toward life in general
Which action should the nurse implement first that will be helpful in assisting this client to develop a more positive attitude? a. Helping the client recognize negative thoughts, emotions, and attitudes b. Pointing out every negative behavior that the client displays c. Assisting the client to replace negative thoughts by frequently repeating positive statements d. Praising positive behavior exhibited by the client
When educating the parents of an infant diagnosed with hemochromatosis, the nurse should consider which of the following topics a priority for the parents to know?
A) Provide a restricted iron diet to prevent organ damage B) How to check their infants' stools for blood C) Where to look for lesion development on the skin D) How to assess an infant for blood loss and anemia
During the preoperational period the nurse recognizes that children
a. ask numerous questions to clarify a message. b. can process auditory information quickly. c. can clearly distinguish between fantasy and reality. d. misunderstand messages quite easily.