A client with neurologic deficit is undergoing rehabilitation. Which of the following nursing interventions may help the client maintain independence as long as possible?
A) Provide encouragement and praise.
B) Encourage the client to set attainable goals.
C) Suggest available support groups.
D) Show personal interest and pleasure in each accomplishment.
B
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A) increasing the osmolality of mucus. B) decreasing the osmolality of mucus C) breaking the protein bonds that exist in mucus. D) drawing increased amounts of water from interstitial spaces into mucus.
The nurse is caring for a preschool-aged client who is in pain secondary to a compound fracture resulting from a motor vehicle crash. The nurse recognizes which items as true when providing care to this client?
Select all that apply. 1. It is best for the nurse to reason with the child in managing the pain. 2. The child will often respond with crying and anger because he perceives pain as a threat to security. 3. Try to avoid touching or holding the child to reduce the level of pain. 4. Appeal to the child's belief in magic by using a magic blanket to take away pain. 5. The child might consider pain a punishment for previous misbehaviors.
The nurse is admitting a patient diagnosed with gastric cancer. The nurse is concerned that the patient's gastric cancer is progressing when the nurse assesses which symptom?
A) Stomach pain relieved with antacids B) Anemia C) Diarrhea D) Bloating after meals
Hebeden's nodes or hypertrophic spurs are a distinct symptom of osteoarthritis and are found in which joints?
a. hips c. wrist b. knees d. finger joints