Your patient is recovering from a right below-knee amputation and can now walk with a prosthesis and a cane. You are responsible for his discharge planning. Which is a component of discharge planning?
1. home physical therapy
2. meal delivery
3. transportation to physician appointments
4. all of the above
ANS: 4
You might also like to view...
A smoker has confided to the nurse that he or she feels like a failure because he or she began smoking again after not having had a cigarette for more than a week. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Let's discuss what triggered you to start smoking again so you can avoid it in the future." b. "You understand that smoking is the number one cause of death in the United States, correct?" c. "Did you know that your insurance premiums will increase if you continue to smoke?" d. "My mother died last year of lung cancer."
The nurse is caring for an 18-year-old female client with a urinary tract infection. Which of the following is a factor that most affects the pattern of urine elimination in this client?
A) Integrity of the client's spinal cord B) Diminished capacity of the client's bladder C) Degenerative changes in the client's cerebral cortex D) Relaxation of the client's pelvic floor muscle tone
The client has osteomalacia and the physician has ordered a treatment to restore calcium balance. What will the nurse plan to administer to the client?
1. Calcium supplements and dark green, leafy vegetables 2. Calcium supplements and milk products 3. Calcium supplements and potassium 4. Calcium supplements and vitamin D
According to the health belief model, what are some of the factors that strongly determine whether or not a person will engage in a particular health-promoting behavior?
A. A feeling of being susceptible to a severe disease B. Being told to do so by a significant other on a frequent basis C. Believing that high-income persons engage in such behavior D. Viewing posters emphasizing the behavior in an area that the person frequents