A young woman has been in an automobile crash that resulted in an amputation of her left lower leg. She verbalizes grief and loss. What knowledge by the nurse is used to provide interventions to help the patient cope?
A) The patient should be grateful to be alive.
B) This is a normal, appropriate response.
C) This is an abnormal, inappropriate response.
D) Tissue healing will help the patient adapt.
B
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After living with osteoporosis for 2 years, the older female adult's bone density scan shows no improvement despite consistent bisphosphonate therapy. Which intervention should the nurse implement to reduce bone loss for this older adult?
a. Add tai chi or yoga exercises. b. Instruct her to drink fortified milk. c. Increase weight-bearing exercise. d. Review her daily nutritional habits.
Which of the following practices violates surgical asepsis when the nurse is performing wound care?
A) Holding sterile objects above the waist B) Considering a 1" (2.5 cm) edge around the sterile field as being contaminated C) Pouring solution onto a sterile field cloth D) Opening the outermost flap of a sterile package away from the body
It is necessary to accurately describe the sounds heard while percussing a patient. When subjectively describing the percussion sound, what is the nurse describing?
A) Quality B) Intensity C) Duration D) Pitch
The 45-year-old husband of a client with breast cancer who just died says to the nurse, "If our doctor had operated sooner, my wife would be alive now." Which statement by the nurse would be therapeutic?
A. Say nothing. Simply nod and say "Mm-hmm" noncommittally. B. "Sounds as if you're feeling angry and pretty helpless right now." C. "Let's focus not on what was not done but instead on what was done for your wife." D. "Your doctor did all he could for your wife. You know, health care providers can only apply their best clinical judgment."