The nurse takes many actions in managing a client's pain. Actions that may be effective in relieving the emotional component of a client's pain include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Allowing the client to talk about their pain
2. Telling the client that it isn't yet time for medication
3. Providing information
4. Providing distraction
5. Promptly attend to client's needs
1,3,5
Rationale: When clients have no opportunity to talk about their pain and associated fears, their perceptions and reactions to the pain can be intensified
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The patient requires vacuum extraction assistance. To provide easier access to the fetal head, the physician cuts a mediolateral episiotomy. After delivery, the patient asks the nurse to describe the episiotomy
The nurse responds, "The episiotomy: 1. "Goes straight back toward your rectum." 2. "Is from your vagina toward the urethra." 3. "Is cut diagonally away from your vagina." 4. "Extends from your vagina into your rectum."
Regarding the selection of an appropriate nursing diagnosis, what is the role of the RN?
A) Gathering physical and emotional client related data B) Drawing conclusions based on known client focused information C) Establishing priorities that reflect seriousness of client signs and symptoms D) Delegating care in accordance with client needs and scope of nursing practice
Consider these diagnostic findings: apolipoprotein E (apoE) malfunction, neurofibrillary tangles, neuronal degeneration in the hippocampus, and brain atrophy. Which health problem corresponds to these diagnostic findings?
a. Huntington's disease b. Alzheimer's disease c. Parkinson's disease d. Vascular dementia
Nursing assistants may take orders from doctors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)