A patient with multiple sclerosis must be fed, bathed, and dressed. How should the nurse assess this patient?
a. Disabled
b. Disadvantaged
c. Handicapped
d. Impaired
D
Feeding oneself, dressing, and bathing are activities of daily living. The patient is impaired in this scenario.
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When a second dose of the pain medication is given, the patient develops redness of the skin, itching, and swelling at the site of injection of the drug. The most likely cause of this response is A) a hepatotoxic response. B) an idiosyncratic response. C) a paradoxical response. D) an allergic response.
The best approach for a nurse to utilize when planning pain relief measures is to use:
a. a variety of pain relief methods. b. only nonopioid analgesics. c. at least three alternating methods. d. only one method at a time.
The nurse should assist the laboring woman into a hands-and-knees position when the:
1. occiput of the fetus is in a posterior position. 2. fetus is at or above the ischial spines. 3. fetus is in a vertex presentation. 4. membranes rupture.
The nurse caring for a client at home recognized family support is
A) critical in accomplishing client outcomes. B) similar to that required in the hospital. C) unnecessary as the client is the focus of care. D) determined by the members of the health care team.