List five approaches for nursing assistant care of persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
What will be an ideal response?
Ensuring a safe environment, teaching safety
Providing information in a slow, simple manner
Promoting self esteem
Being patient and repeating simple instructions when needed
Assisting and supervising the person with activities of daily living
Using praise and rewards liberally
Smiling and showing support and affection (as appropriate)
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Mrs C brings her elderly Chinese grandmother to the health clinic. When Grandmother C finds out that all the clinic physicians on duty are males, she appears embarrassed and becomes quiet and withdrawn
All the office staff were schooled in traditional Western medicine. Of the following suggestions, which best describes what the staff can do to put Grandmother C more at ease about receiving health care? A) Have the physician use his senses rather than machinery or invasive procedures to assess Grandmother C's medical problem B) Show Grandmother C a picture of the human body and have her point to the area of her problem C) Observe Grandmother C more closely and ask specific questions D) Tell Grandmother C that being seen for treatment by a physician of either gender will put her yin and yang back in balance
The nurse teaching a patient preventative measures regarding vaginal infections should include which of the following as an important risk factor?
A) High estrogen levels B) Menarche C) Non-pregnant state D) Frequent douching
A patient is to receive propafenone (Rythmol). What important question does the nurse ask the patient before giving the first dose?
a. "Do you have any hearing problems?" b. "Are you having difficulty reading?" c. "Have you ever had a problem with bronchospasm?" d. "What other problems are being treated by your prescriber?"
normal heart rate
What will be an ideal response?