The wife of a patient with moderate to severe dementia tells the nurse, "I'm exhausted. He wanders at night instead of sleeping, so I get no rest
I'm afraid to leave him during the day, so I have to take him with me wherever I go." The nurse recognizes the need to provide teaching for this caregiver. An appropriate outcome for this teaching would include:
a. Experiences less stress indicated by improved sleep patterns
b. Feels comfortable leaving the patient in the care of others occasionally
c. No longer experiences resentment concerning the need to care for the patient
d. Feels at peace with the decision to admit the patient to an appropriate care facility
ANS: A
Stress reduction allowing for better rest is an appropriate outcome. The other options are not necessarily appropriate nor will they result in improvement for the caregiver.
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a. Place a sign above the bed: "No blood pressures on the right arm." b. Place a sign above the bed: "No continuous blood pressures on the right arm." c. Place a sign above the bed: "Blood pressures in legs only." d. No specific action is needed for this situation.
A nurse frequently has to work late and has no time to do required training while at work. She has to do them on her days off. Choose the work-related time waster that commonly puts nurses in this position
1. Unscheduled tasks delaying those scheduled 2. Frequent phone calls from family members 3. Taking longer than scheduled breaks 4. Volunteering for extra responsibilities
A condition with a deficiency in growth hormone is called ________________
ANS:
The sampling strategy that involves the selection of extreme cases is referred to as criterion sampling
A) True B) False