What should a nurse take into consideration regarding developmental tasks when planning patient care?
a. All of the activities performed throughout life
b. Activities learned primarily in the middle years of life
c. Things to be learned and accomplished in each stage of life
d. All actions taken when confronted with specific problems
C
Developmental processes are changes that present challenges that must be undertaken and mas-tered for a person to go on to the next stage successfully.
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1. place the client on oxygen. 2. have the client breathe into a paper bag. 3. call and request a code team. 4. place the client in a high Fowler's position.
A patient who sustained a spinal cord injury will perform intermittent self-catheterization after discharge. After discharge teaching, which statement by the patient would indicate correct understanding of the procedure?
1) "I will need to replace the catheter weekly." 2) "I can use clean, rather than sterile, technique at home." 3) "I will remember to inflate the catheter balloon after insertion." 4) "I will dispose of the catheter after use and get a new one each time."
The nurse researcher is reading about linear regression. What is linear regression?
A) Make predictions about the values of one variable based on values of a second variable B) Make predictions about the values of two variables based on values of a third and fourth variables C) Method of predicting a continuous dependent variable on the basis of two or more independent variables D) Method of predicting a continuous independent variable on the basis of two or more predictor variables
A 27-year-old client was diagnosed 5 years ago with schizophrenia. What course of treatment should the nurse expect to be implemented?
A. Eventual admission for long-term care in a psychiatric facility B. Community-based care with numerous brief hospitalizations C. Case management in the community with few relapses D. Occasional contact with outpatient counselors and psychiatrists