Nursing staff spend minimal time with a patient terminally ill with AIDS. The patient confides in the nurse leader, "I am having many confusing emotions. Sometimes I feel angry, sometimes afraid, sometimes abandoned."
What is the most likely reason for the staff's avoidance of this patient? a. The need to use extra infection control precautions
b. Disapproval of the patient's former high-risk lifestyle
c. Feelings of inadequacy in dealing with complex emotional needs
d. Wisdom that the patient needs time alone with significant others and for meditation
C
Many nurses tend to be more comfortable with meeting physical needs than in focusing on emotional needs. Standard precautions are necessary for all patients. The patient's lifestyle is irrelevant.
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1. "With this defect, not enough of the blood circulates through the lungs, leading to a lack of oxygen in the baby's body." 2. "The baby's aorta has a narrowing in a section near the heart that makes the left side of the heart work harder." 3. "The blood vessels that attach to the ventricles of the heart are positioned on the wrong sides of the heart." 4. "Your baby's heart doesn't circulate blood well because the left ventricle is smaller and thinner than normal."
What organizations represent only LPNs/LVNs?
1. ANA and NLN 2. NFLPN and NLN 3. NAPNES and NFLPN 4. NAPNES and ANA
To reduce the risk of aspiration in a patient who is receiving enteral feedings running at 70 mL/hour, the nurse should:
1. check the position of the tube every shift. 2. notify the charge nurse or physician about a residual of 15 mL. 3. elevate the head during and for 10 minutes following the feeding. 4. position the patient on the left side after the feeding.
A client with a history of violence is admitted to a psychiatric unit. The nurse observes the client pacing the halls and speaking to other clients in a menacing way
The nurse is concerned that the client will become physically violent. The nurse should initially a. encourage the client to stop pacing and sit down. b. increase environmental stimuli by promoting more sensory input c. call the client by name using a low, calm tone of voice d. refrain from medicating the client