A patient expresses a sense of lack of control over achieving a sustained program of exercise. This behavior could best be explained through which of the following?
a. Health Promotion Model
b. PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
c. Theory of Planned Behavior
d. Theory of Social Behavior
C
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The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that labor discomfort may be increased due to:
A) Amniotomy B) Correct use of breathing methods C) A fetus in an occiput anterior position D) Positional changes during active labor
The patient is having chest pain. The physician orders sublingual nitroglycerine STAT. The nurse obtains the medication from the pharmacy and administers it to the patient 30 minutes later. Which statement best describes the nurse's action?
1. The medication should have been administered immediately. 2. The physician should have specified the time frame for the medication. 3. The medication should have been administered within a 5-minute time frame. 4. The nursing action was correct because the medication was not on the unit.
A widower who continues to improve his level of functioning higher than before the loss is best described at which stage of the Grief Cycle Model?
A) Shock B) Protest C) Disorganization D) Reorganization
During a home visit, the nurse becomes concerned that a patient recovering from a splenectomy is at risk for infection. What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion? (Select all that apply.)
a. Received a manicure and pedicure b. Washed hands before preparing lunch c. Poured a cup of tea after petting the cat d. Had a hot tub installed on the back patio e. Planting tomato plants in an outside garden