A nurse is caring for a hospitalized child. What would the nurse consider to meet the spiritual needs of the child?
A) Nothing; children do not have a spiritual self.
B) Complete information from the child's parents.
C) Only terminally ill children believe in God.
D) Children have definite perceptions of God.
D
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1. In the hallway away from patient rooms 2. Behind the nurse's desk on the unit 3. In the manager's office 4. In the supply room
A patient you are working with is prescribed a medication that works on cell-surface markers. He is concerned that this medication may activate the wrong surface markers and make him very ill
a. What steps would you take to tell him how cell surface markers work? b. Why is an understanding of cell surface markers important for this patient to know?
With the patient in a sitting position and using the palmar surfaces of the fingers of the dominant hand, you should palpate the breast tissue
a. against the chest wall in a large-breasted patient. b. in an upward manner while supporting the breast with the nondominant hand. c. initially in the outer quadrants, moving to the sternal border of each breast. d. in a circular pattern, moving from the nipple toward the outer aspects.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a form of which type of therapy?
a. Magnetic healing c. Exercise therapy b. Touch therapy d. Chemotherapy