The nurse caring for a 4-year-old postoperative patient instructs him to blow bubbles. What nursing intervention is the nurse most likely implementing by using this form of therapeutic play?
a. Providing pain relief
b. Encouraging deep breathing
c. Decreasing risk of infection
d. Maintaining body temperature
ANS: B
Play can also be therapeutic and aid in the recovery process. An example of therapeutic play is the game of having the child blow bubbles to promote deep breathing.
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A) The volume and viscosity of seminal fluid increase with age. B) Men retain the ability to fertilize ova irrespective of age. C) There is a gradual increase in sperm and testosterone production. D) The scrotum becomes less pendulous and becomes firm.
When a client has thoughts of hurting or killing herself but may or may not plan to act on these thoughts, the client is considered to be:
a. actively suicidal c. homicidal b. experiencing suicidal ideation d. manic-depressive
The foremost legal statute regulating nursing is:
a. State Board of Nursing. c. Nurse Practice Act. b. Code of Nursing Ethics. d. Standards of Nursing Practice.
An older client has gastric cancer and is scheduled to have a partial gastrectomy. The family does not want the client told about her diagnosis. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the family why they feel this way. b. Assess family concerns and fears. c. Refuse to go along with the family's wishes. d. Tell the family that such secrets cannot be kept.