A client who suffered multiple injuries in a motor vehicle accident has a tracheostomy and is paralyzed from the neck down. The nurse should encourage use of which of the following communication methods to interact with this client?
1. picture board
2. alphabet board
3. eye blinking or head nodding
4. paper and pencil
ANS: 3
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The person with aplastic anemia is said to be _________________ because all three major blood elements (RBCs, WBCs, and platelets) are diminished or absent
ANS:
The nurse would anticipate medical treatment of DIC, which includes:
a. administration of antibiotics b. administration of platelets and packed red cells c. phlebotomy d. chemotherapy
Family members who brought a patient to the emergency department after she had fallen in her home are expressing their feelings of guilt. The nurse's most therapeutic response to the family would be:
1. "Someone should really be staying with her to prevent her from falling." 2. "Let me see how long it will be before you can see the patient." 3. "Don't worry. You have nothing to feel guilty about." 4. "I can see you are worried."
The nurse will plan to monitor a patient with an obstructed common bile duct for
a. melena. b. steatorrhea. c. decreased serum cholesterol levels. d. increased serum indirect bilirubin levels.