A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical B) Cognitive C) Interpersonal D) Ethical/Legal
B
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The home health nurse developing a plan of care for a patient who will be managing his chronic pain at home should focus the teaching on the concepts of:
A) Self-care and safety B) Autonomy and need C) Health promotion and exercise D) Dependence and health
According to Erik Erikson, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Infants need to develop a sense of focus. b. Toddlers develop a sense of guilt if their task is not mastered. c. Preschoolers actively explore their own body. d. School-age children do not seek the approval of others.
To perform direct (immediate) percussion, you would make a light tapping motion against the patient's body part being percussed with the
a. finger pad of the index or middle finger of your dominant hand. b. finger pads of the index and middle fingers of your nondominant hand. c. percussion hammer. d. ulnar aspect of the closed fist of your dominant hand.
The nurse is interviewing a client who has recently been diagnosed with atherosclerosis in the client's coronary arteries
Which of the following questions by the nurse has the highest priority to help the nurse determine the client's most important risk factor for this condition? 1. "Can you please tell me about the vitamins or supplements that you take?" 2. "Have you ever been diagnosed with rheumatic fever?" 3. "Do you smoke or are you exposed to secondhand smoke?" 4. "Have you ever had a diagnostic test, such as an electrocardiogram, stress test, or echocardiogram, or a surgical procedure for a cardiovascular problem?"