You are the school nurse educating a group of fifth graders on the prevention of the common cold. Which of the following preventive measures is most important to educate the students on?
A) Frequent handwashing
B) Wear a mask at school
C) Take 1200 grams of vitamin C
D) Take echinacea daily
A
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A mother is anxious about her ability to breastfeed after her child is born because of her small breast size. What would be an important point to teach this mother?
a. Milk is produced in ducts and lobules regardless of breast size. b. Supplementing breastfeeding with formula allows the infant to receive adequate nutrition. c. Breast size can be increased with exercise. d. Drinking extra milk during pregnancy allows breasts to produce adequate amounts of milk.
The adolescent client reports to the clinic nurse that her period is late, but that her home pregnancy test is negative. How should the nurse explain what these findings most likely indicate?
1. "This means you are not pregnant." 2. "You might be pregnant, but it might be too early for your home test to be accurate." 3. "We don't trust home tests. Come to the clinic for a blood test." 4. "Most people don't use the tests correctly. Did you read the instructions?"
The nurse is preparing to teach a 90-year-old patient. In teaching an elderly patient, the nurse realizes that:
a. most elderly patients are highly literate. b. cognitive abilities always decline with age. c. sensory alterations often occur with aging. d. teaching methods are the same as for the middle aged.
A nursing intervention to promote parent-newborn attachment should include:
a. delaying parent-newborn interactions until the second period of reactivity. b. explaining individual differences among newborns to the parents. c. alleviating stress for parents by decreasing their participation in the newborn's care. d. allowing a newborn to fuss for a period of time before soothing by holding.