Graded assertiveness is a useful communication strategy when faced with a hierarchical structure within the perioperative team
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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A) Suggest a support group for parents of children with leukemia. B) Have the parents see a social worker. C) Encourage the parents to have hope. D) Offer a website to gain information.
The student nurse is learning about the stages of the sexual response cycle in order to care for patients with sexual disorders. The student will learn that the primary physiology of excitement or arousal involves which system?
1. Sympathetic nervous system 2. Parasympathetic nervous system 3. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system 4. Peripheral nervous system.
The mother of a 9-month-old infant calls the nurse at the pediatrician's office, tells the nurse that her infant is teething, and asks what can be done to relieve the infant's discomfort. What should the nurse instruct the mother to do?
A. Schedule an appointment with a dentist for a dental evaluation B. Rub the infant's gums with baby aspirin that has been dissolved in water C. Obtain an over-the-counter (OTC) topical medication for gum-pain relief D. Give the infant cool liquids or a Popsicle and hard foods such as dry toast
A patient being discharged is prescribed treatment for long-term hypoparathyroidism. What should the nurse include in discharge teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. Eat a diet high in calcium. b. Eat a diet high in phosphates. c. Have regular eye examinations. d. Add iron-rich foods to your diet. e. Follow up with regular laboratory tests. f. Take oral calcium and vitamin D supplements as prescribed.