What is included in the functional communication styles in a family? (Select all that apply.)
a. Openness
b. Subtlety
c. Chitchat
d. Spontaneity
e. Self-disclosure
A, D, E
Functional communication is open and honest and has no subtlety or superficial chitchat.
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Which of the following actions is most representative of how health care of the future might be delivered? As a nurse leader, you:
a. Refer families who require immediate help to a local food bank. You also work with local agencies and families to establish a mothers collective in which mothers learn about nutrition and prepare low-cost, nutritious meals that are shared with the mothers in the collective. b. Work together with a local agency to set up a free clinic in which addicts and the homeless can receive free health care and prescriptions for immediate needs. c. Ensure that individuals who are admitted to your unit are asked about their smoking history and that preoperative and post-operative planning takes into account how smoking will affect status during and after surgery. d. Address the health of those who are overweight and obese on your unit by en-suring that hospital meals offer nutritious, healthy food choices that are satisfying.
Which intervention(s) by the nurse might help the patient maintain a sense of personhood during hospitalization? Assume that all are culturally appropriate. Choose all that apply
1) Addressing the patient by his first name 2) Making eye contact if it is comfortable for the patient 3) Always offering an explanation before beginning a procedure 4) Speaking to others about the patient so that the patient can hear you
A nurse has completed health risk appraisals with several different families. Which of the following families would be of most concern to the nurse?
a. An older couple who has just retired and sold their house, who talk about their new condo in a retirement community. b. Newlyweds who have been saving their money, who want to discuss birth control and family planning in preparation for future pregnancies. c. Parents who come with their child for his pre-kindergarten physical exam and want to be sure all the child's immunizations are up to date. d. A woman who is very pleased with her new position at the hospital and wants to have her pre-employment exam and drug screen.
A nurse is caring for a client who has to be prevented from scratching an open wound
The physician has ordered wrist restraints for the client. What should the nurse do when restraining the client's hands using soft wrist protective devices? A) Bring both ends of the tie together and attach them to the side rails B) Apply the padded portion of the device around the wrist C) Attach both the straps on the same side of the chair D) Attach the restraint only to the wrist closest to the wound