The nurse may need to assist a client with his or her meals. Certain groups of people frequently require help, including:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Clients with visual impairments
2. Clients with auditory impairments
3. Clients who cannot walk
4. Clients who must remain in a back lying position
5. Clients with impaired fine motor skill
1,4,5
Rationale: The client with visual impairments may need assistance with orientation to food placement on the plate
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When you focus on the needs in Maslow's theory of human motivation and relate the hierarchy to your patients, you will understand:
1. how to perform procedures correctly. 2. how to follow your instructor's directions. 3. the motivation for your patient's behavior. 4. how to follow the doctor's orders.
During primary survey assessment of a burn patient, the nurse checks for early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, which include: (Select all that apply.)
a. dizziness. b. urticaria. c. vomiting. d. headache. e. vertigo. f. unsteady gait.
When designing a research study, the nurse should have which of these understandings about independent and dependent variables?
a. All research problem statements should contain a dependent and an independent variable. b. There should only be one dependent variable associated with a single independent variable. c. The relationship between the independent and the dependent variable in any study should be causal. d. A given characteristic or situation may be the dependent variable in one study and the independent variable in another.