The nurse is assessing a client with nicotine addiction. The nurse knows the client plans to compete in a marathon several months away and asks the client to imagine snapping a cigarette in half and winning the marathon whenever the urge to smoke
occurs. The nurse knows that shaping one's thoughts so that they have control over a particular situation, thereby creating a successful behavior change, is called: 1. Communication.
2. Mastery imagery.
3. Image restructuring.
4. Positive imagery.
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Rationale: Mastery imagery shapes the individual's thoughts about being in control or having mastery over a particular situation. The point of this technique is to practice imagining successful behavior change.
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The procedure for palpation of the axillary lymph nodes is to first stand at the patient's right side, facing the patient, and next
a. ask her to flex her head to enhance relaxation of the shoulders and arms. b. abduct her left arm, using your left hand to relax the axillary muscles. c. adduct her right arm, using your left hand so that it is close to the chest wall. d. support her flexed left arm on your left forearm.
A patient is scheduled for an IVP. What question is essential for the nurse to ask the patient before the procedure?
a. "Are you allergic to shellfish?" b. "Have you had a barium enema before?" c. "Are you taking birth control pills?" d. "When was your last bowel movement?"
The nurse has taken a position in the utilization review (UR) department of a hospital. This nurse can expect to be involved in evaluating which care components? Select all that apply
1. Was the care provided necessary? 2. How much medication did the patient receive? 3. How appropriate was the care provided? 4. How much did each procedure cost to provide? 5. How efficiently was care provided?
What will the nurse instruct the client to do to prevent the development of tolerance to nitroglycerin?
a. Apply the nitroglycerin patch every other day. b. Switch to sublingual nitroglycerin when the client's systolic blood pressure elevates to more than 140 mm Hg. c. Apply the nitroglycerin patch for 14 hours and remove it for 10 hours at night. d. Use the nitroglycerin patch for acute episodes of angina only.