The home health nurse assesses caregivers for a person with a cognitive deficit. Which finding(s) is/are characteristic of exhaustion? (Select all that apply.)
a. Irritability with other family members and the patient
b. Report of sleep disturbances
c. Anger at patient and self
d. Depression
e. Fatigue
A, B, C, D, E
All options are characteristics of exhaustion in caregivers to the cognitively impaired.
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A) asking the patient to describe his or her ethnic practices. B) arranging the environment to accommodate his or her ethnic practices. C) completing an ethnic assessment. D) introducing the patient to another patient who has a similar ethnic background.
The nurse decides to use the health belief model for a wellness walking program for older adults. The walk is to begin each day at 8 PM. Each day a different participant is to start a chain of phone calls to other participants to remind all to attend
The nurse informs the clients in the clinic that walking will improve their overall health and well-being. Two older adults show up the first night and none the second. Which information should the nurse gather to explain the failure of the program? (Select all that apply.) A) The severity of the physical challenge related to the client population B) What stands in the way of taking action toward the goal of health promotion C) The presence or absence of cues needed for the program to achieve success D) The presence or absence of a strong team leader among the participants E) The need to increase persuasion when implementing the program
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a. To triage clients b. To manage non-emergent client problems c. To assess medically uninsured clients d. To provide health education about preventive health care
After teaching the mother about follow-up immunizations for her daughter, who received the varicella vaccine at age 14 months, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful
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