If nurses expect client education efforts to be successful, they need to provide
1. verbal instructions.
2. written instructions.
3. instructions for family members.
4. a list of medications for each problem.
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Written instructions allow clients to refer back to the information when they are less anxious and more willing to follow instructions.
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A female client with a long and complex history of chronic pain has begun a program of biofeedback with an advanced practice nurse. Together, the nurse and the client would identify what goal of this program?
A) The client will be able to lessen her pain through the use of massage. B) The client will learn to alter her physiological responses to her pain. C) The client will learn to cope more effectively and constructively with her pain. D) The client will learn to identify the signs of impending pain more clearly.
Which of the following nursing interventions would be indicated for a young adult's cognitive development?
a. Encourage the development of healthy life-styles. b. Encourage the development and use of appropriate judgment. c. Assess the person's value system and respect beliefs. d. Teach time management skills.
Which of the following is a type of card file?
a. Admission record b. Progress notes c. Activities-of-daily-living flow sheet d. Kardex
Nutrition counseling is thought to be important for older adults because of which factors?
a. older adults are more vulnerable to obesity than other age groups b. older adults are more vulnerable to malnutrition than other age groups c. eating and drinking habits are linked to several leading causes of death d. all of the above