In caring for pregnant clients, the nurse realizes that information on conventional, complementary, and alternative medicine is best obtained by which of the following means?
1. Obtained at the medical office if the physician feels it is appropriate
2. Obtained from family and friends who have already experienced a situation
3. Readily obtainable on the Internet
4. Passed on by word of mouth
3
Explanation: 3. The dramatic increase in complementary and alternative therapies that began in the final decade of the 20th century is partially due to the advent of the Internet.
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A nurse is assisting an obese client with a total airway obstruction caused by a large piece of food. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to relieve the client's obstruction?
A) Give five back blows. B) Give five subdiaphragmatic thrusts. C) Give a chest thrust with two fingers. D) Give five chest thrusts.
When a client's condition warrants transfer to another unit, which of these actions by the nurse will facilitate continuity of care?
a. introducing the client and family to personnel on the new unit b. giving the client's personal effects to the family for safekeeping c. allowing the client and family to say good-bye to personnel on the unit being left d. promising that the nurse will visit the client frequently on the new unit
A patient reports fears of having cervical cancer and says to the nurse, "I've had Pap smears by six different doctors. The results were normal, but I'm sure that's because of errors in the laboratory." Which disorder would the nurse suspect?
a. Conversion (functional neurological) disorder b. Illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) c. Somatic symptom disorder d. Factitious disorder
The home care nurse completes a genogram of the Mong family. This is done primarily so the nurse can
A) identify those with a history of heart disease. B) determine how the client defines his or her family. C) understand marital relationships. D) identify the next of kin in case of an emergency.