The nurse assesses a patient who reports that the spouse, "puts me down all the time and tells me that I cannot do anything right." Which type abuse does the nurse suspect?
1) Physical
2) Sexual
3) Emotional
4) Property
ANS: 3
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What roles can this nurse serve in the change process? (Select all that apply.) 1. Participate in the change process. 2. Identify needed changes. 3. Recommend changes to improve processes. 4. Participate in evaluating the effectiveness of change. 5. Act as the informal leader of the group researching the needed change.
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1. "If you become pregnant, you will already be taking folic acid." 2. "Everyone should take vitamin supplements." 3. "Folic acid can help with your chances of getting pregnant." 4. "Most people do not get enough folic acid."
The family of a spinal cord–injured patient who is in the rehabilitation phase wants to take the patient outdoors for a visit. Because it is 90º outside and very humid, the nurse will sug-gest:
1. not going outside at all, but remaining in the hospital. 2. taking a spray bottle to spray water on the patient to cool by evaporation. 3. taking a light sweater for insulation of the patient. 4. that the patient drink at least 32 ounces of water during the outing.
The nurse instructing fatigue management to the patient who is taking radiation will include information about:
a. prioritizing activities. b. planning 4 to 5 hours of daytime bed rest. c. decreasing fluid intake. d. avoiding between-meal snacks.