Usually it is the role of the physical therapist and/or the occupational therapist to teach how to use a cane, walker, or crutches
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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The nurse is supervising care by a new graduate nurse who is working with a couple who have experienced a stillbirth. Which statement made by the new graduate nurse indicates that further instruction is necessary?
A. "I should stay out of their room as much as possible." B. "The parents may express their grief differently." C. "My role is to help the family communicate and cope." D. "Hopelessness may be expressed by this family."
After a patient has an argument with her husband, she becomes verbally abusive to the nurse who is caring for her. Which coping mechanism is this patient exhibiting?
a. Reaction formation b. Displacement c. Denial d. Conversion
The nurse is caring for a male patient with breast cancer. Which information should the nurse consider when planning care for this patient?
A. The treatments are different between men and women. B. Most issues are the same for men and women, but males do not die from the disease. C. Caring for the man with breast cancer is essentially the same as for the woman with breast cancer. D. There are different types of breast cancers between men than women.
What is an appropriate nursing action to decrease the effects of venom for a patient who has been bitten on the left arm by a poisonous snake?
a. Encourage the patient to ambulate b. Keep the patient calm. c. Elevate the patient's left arm. d. Perform passive range of motion of the left arm.