When asked to touch the ear to the shoulder, a client reports pain. Which of the following would the nurse do next?
A) Perform muscle strength against resistance.
B) Refer the client for further evaluation.
C) Flex and then hyperextend the neck.
D) Palpate the paravertebral muscles for pain.
B
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A client who is being discharged offers the nurse a ceramic bowl made during hospitalization as a symbol of the open "vessel" the client has become for accepting new ideas. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "This is a beautiful gesture, I will place it in the day room for everyone to enjoy." 2. "I wish I could accept this, but you know I'm not allowed to." 3. "Let me pay you for this. I don't feel I should just accept it after all the hard work you put into it." 4. "You worked very hard on becoming receptive to new ideas this past month; I would be honored to accept this symbol of your progress."
Petechiae are noted on the patient as a result of the nurse finding:
a. bluish-black patches. b. tenting. c. pinpoint-sized red dots. d. large areas of raised, irritated skin.
A 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless is considered:
a. At risk b. A special population c. A Healthy People 2020 target group d. A vulnerable individual
The nurse is visiting the home of the client in response to the client's blood pressure, which has risen to 196/102. The home health care nurse has lost wireless connection to the Internet because the client lives in a rural area
What is a consequence of the lack of access to the Internet? 1. The nurse will be unable to assist the ambulance personnel as they try to navigate their way to the client's house. 2. The nurse will be unable to access the National Institutes of Health hypertension treatment guidelines. 3. The nurse will be unable to charge the client the appropriate amount for providing treatment. 4. The nurse's manager will be unable to use the client's information in a research study about hypertension.