A nurse is providing home care instructions to a client with Parkinson disease about measures to avoid rigidity and to overcome tremor and bradykinesia. The nurse tells the client to:
A. Sit in soft, deep chairs
B. Rock back and forth to start movement
C. Exercise in the evening to combat fatigue
D. Perform tasks with only the hand that has the tremor
Ans: B. Rock back and forth to start movement
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1. Active immunity. 2. Passive immunity. 3. Acquired immunity. 4. Herd immunity.
A young client is scheduled for an electroencephalogram (EEG). When the nurse is preparing the client for the test, the client reveals that during childhood he was mildly electrocuted, but was miraculously saved
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The hospitalized client's uncle, who is a physician, asks the nurse for the client's chart. The uncle is not the physician on the case. The best response for the nurse is to:
a. extend professional courtesy and let him see the chart. b. ask the client for written consent before allowing the relative to see the chart. c. tell the physician where the chart is but not actually give it to the physician. d. call the supervisor.
Which situation reflects legal termination of a contract?
1. The nurse fails to complete the contract terms. 2. The facility accepts the nurse's letter of resignation. 3. The hospital refuses to pay the nurse for shifts worked. 4. The nurse contracts with another nurse to work out the contract.