A nurse is being attentive to the distress a family is experiencing with the admission of a family member to the intensive care unit. The nurse makes the statement, "I know this is a stressful time for you and your family
Would you like to come to your family member's room with me and I will explain equipment to you?" Which of the following is an accurate statement about the elements of this nursing action? 1. The critically ill patient is the recipient of this nursing action.
2. Characteristics of this settings is unrelated to this nursing action.
3. The anxiety and distress of the family is the focus of this nursing action.
4. All core processes need to be assessed at this time to gain a complete family assessment.
3
Feedback
1 The family of the critically ill patient is the focus of this nursing action.
2 The foreign, stressful, complex environment of the intensive care unit setting influences the focus and location of this nursing action.
3 The variable of concern for this family is the anxiety and distress.
4 Assessing all core processes at this time may not be effective use of time and draw attention to the priority concerns of the family at this time of admission to intensive care unit.
You might also like to view...
Performing a crisis assessment on hospitalized clients allows the care provider to
1. implement appropriate care measures. 2. encourage clients to share their concerns. 3. identify the requirements for additional supplies and personnel. 4. identify problems before a crisis develops and plan preventive interventions.
Nursing intervention for pregnant clients with diabetes is based on the knowledge that the need for insulin is:
a. varied depending on the stage of gestation. b. increased throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. c. decreased throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. d. should not change because the fetus produces its own insulin.
Milestone achievements are data most likely to appear in the history of:
a. adolescents. b. infants. c. school-age children. d. young adults.
The nurse in charge of the In-Service Education Department reads a review of suctioning techniques and leads a committee to change the hospital's suctioning policy. This is an example of which kind of utilization?
A) Partial research B) Indirect research C) Direct research D) Persuasive