A family is in crisis from an automobile accident that has injured three of the family members seriously. A nurse who works in rehab uses which of the following to best describe the definition of families from Artinian's perspective?
A) A group of people with a common interest with open communication
B) A combination of people who work in the same area
C) An organized whole; individuals are parts of the system and are interdependent
D) A recipient of nursing care who is unique and continuously evolving
C
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1. Speech 2. Attitude 3. Emotional status 4. Substance use 5. Cognitive functioning
The nurse points out to the client that of the activities in which he is regularly involved, the one that contributes to accumulation of cerumen in the external ear is:
1. swimming in a chlorinated pool daily. 2. drinking 1500 mL of fluid a day. 3. trimming hair from the ears every week. 4. washing the ears with a washcloth every day.
A female patient tells the charge nurse that she does not want a male nurse caring for her. Which intervention by the charge nurse is best?
a. Explain that hospital policy does not allow nursing assignments based on the gender of the nurse. b. Explore with the patient her beliefs and determine which might have caused her to make this statement. c. Assure the patient that each nurse is capable of providing professional nursing care, regardless of gender. d. Comply with the patient's request and assign a female nurse to care for the patient.
What should you teach R.M. regarding prevention of myxedema coma?
What will be an ideal response?