The nurse is helping a 56-year-old homeless woman develop discharge plans. Which of the following would be most appropriate to include in the woman's discharge plans?
A) Contacting the woman's daughter as a possible source of support following the client's discharge
B) Contacting the woman's parents as a possible source of support following the client's discharge
C) Providing the woman with a three-ring binder full of resources that will promote independent living
D) Providing the woman with telephone numbers of various health care insurance companies
A
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A) Dietary history B) Family history of renal stones C) Medication history D) Surgical history E) Vaccination history
While assessing a patient's left knee for range of motion, the nurse hears clicking and the patient says that at times his knee "locks.". Which of the following does this information suggest to the nurse?
1. Damage to the meniscus 2. Fluid in the knee 3. Dislocation 4. Rheumatoid arthritis
A nurse educator is working with a group of students who are in their first clinical rotation. They have had a particularly busy clinical day
All have felt rushed to complete medication administration as well as personal cares for their assigned clients. Charting has been completed, and they are ready to leave the clinical area for the day. A client on the unit needs medication delivered by a Z-track injection, and the staff nurse asks the instructor if one of the students would like to perform this. The instructor, understanding the important concepts surrounding timing and environment in a learning experience, makes which of the following comments to the staff nurse? A) "Would it be OK if the students observed today? We'll do it next time we're here." B) "I'll check with the students and see if one of them would like to volunteer." C) "We're leaving now, but thanks for asking." D) "It will take me a moment to explain the procedure to the students, since we've not practiced this, but I'll find somebody to administer it."
Which does the nurse implement to begin the thoracic assessment of a client?
1. Percussion of the lateral thorax 2. Palpation of the anterior thorax 3. Measurement of respiratory rate 4. Inspection of the posterior thorax