Which assessment findings suggest that an infant with diarrhea is severely dehydrated?
What will be an ideal response?
Elevated hematocrit and depressed eye globes
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Complementary therapies that nurses use as part of holistic care include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief. 2. Therapeutic touch. 3. Chiropractic medicine. 4. Cupping therapy. 5. Music therapy.
The nurse is assessing the client and notes low-pitched, continuous respiratory sounds that have a snoring quality while auscultating the client's lungs. Which term would the nurse use when documenting this finding?
1. Rales. 2. Crackles. 3. Rhonchi. 4. Wheezes.
For which patient is the nursing diagnosis Deficient Knowledge most appropriate?
1) Adolescent with Down syndrome and newly diagnosed with cardiac problem 2) Young adult admitted with acute renal failure who requires hemodialysis 3) Middle-aged woman with breast cancer receiving the last round of chemotherapy 4) Older adult with a long-standing history of type 1 diabetes admitted with a foot ulcer
Knowing about the values, beliefs, behaviors, norms, and customs of a patient who comes from a culture other than your own is:
a. cultural awareness. c. ethnocentrism. b. cultural sensitivity. d. all of the above.