You are caring for a client who is exhibiting psychophysiologic behaviors. What would be an important nursing intervention for you to use?
A) Encourage confrontation concerning the psychologic defense nature of the symptoms.
B) Respond to the client with understanding and patience.
C) Identify fulfilled dependency needs of the client.
D) Maximize time and attention given to physical symptoms.
B
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A patient has just returned to the nursing unit after having a renal biopsy. When planning the patient's care, which instruction will most likely be included?
a. The patient will remain NPO for the first 4 hours after the procedure. b. Any postprocedure hematuria should be reported to the primary care provider. c. Hematuria in the days following the pro-cedure is expected. d. The patient should remain flat in bed for at least 6 hours after the procedure.
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You are using reagent strips to test urine. You must do which of the following?
a. Ask the nurse to interpret the colors on the strip. b. Follow Standard Precautions and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. c. Send the strip to the lab for analysis. d. Soak the strip in the specimen for 60 sec-onds.