What does the nurse use to formulate a nursing care plan?
A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Assessment data
D) A preprinted care plan
C
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When caring for a patient with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving supportive care at home, the home care nurse should ensure that the family:
A) Avoids grieving while the patient is living B) Is informed about complications of infection and bleeding C) Provides all levels of care all the time D) Encourages the patient to seek other treatments
All nurses care for clients who are grieving. It is important for the nurse to understand the grieving process for which reason?
A) Allows for the nurse to facilitate the grieving process B) Allows for the nurse to take the client through in the appropriate order C) Allows for the nurse to understand when the grieving process should be concluded D) Allows the nurse to express his or her feelings
A client is recovering from a gastrectomy. Which information should the nurse include when providing discharge teaching to this client?
a. There is risk of pernicious anemia so regular vitamin B12 injections will be needed b. The risk of dehydration can be reduced with vitamin C supplements along with plenty of water c. The risk of skin changes can be reduced with vitamin E supplements to prevent damage from free radicals d. There is a risk for generalized vitamin deficiency so it is important to take a daily vitamin supplement in the morning to promote absorption
When a family member asks the nurse where his terminally ill loved one might receive hospice care, the nurse's most helpful response would be based on the knowledge that hospice services are provided:
a. Only in special hospice care facilities b. As part of a hospital stay c. In the home or hospital d. Only through Medicaid