The nurse organizes developmental vision and hearing screening of young children to identify those with disabilities. The nurse is performing which of the following roles?
1. Caregiver
2. Coordinator
3. Collaborator
4. Casefinder
ANS: 4
Nurses as casefinders identify individuals with disabilities who need services.
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a. infection control. b. supporting self-care. c. nutritional education. d. maintaining high fluid intake.
A pregnant patient with tuberculosis asks the nurse how the disease will affect her pregnancy and her newborn. What statements by the nurse are most appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. "You have nothing to worry about. You will be disease free before you deliver." b. "The tuberculosis can be transmitted to the fetus in rare occurrences." c. "Your newborn will be tested for tuberculosis after delivery." d. "There is no approved treatment for the infant if she tests positive for the disease." e. "You will not be able to hold your newborn until you have been cleared according to the health department guidelines."
The nurse asks a patient with schizophrenia if he had any visitors on Sunday. Which response indicates loose association?
a. "No." b. "Yes! I had 90 visitors who came from every state in the union." c. "Sunday is the Sabbath. Do we have visitors on the Sabbath?" d. "We visited Yellowstone Park last summer."
A patient with renal impairment who has been taking nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) for a urinary tract infection telephones a nurse and describes the recent onset of "numbness and tingling" in the fingers and toes
The nurse should instruct the patient to a. discontinue the drug and come in for further evaluation. b. continue the drug and keep the hands and feet elevated when possible. c. check the color of the extremities and a pulse every 4 hours. d. collect a urine sample and bring it to the clinic.