MC A student is developing a poster for a class presentation. The purpose of the poster is to explain aging. Part of the information on the poster demonstrates
how the elderly withdraw from life as a means of making way for a younger generation in preparation for death. The theory that the student is using is:
A. Disengagement theory.
B. Erikson's theory.
C. Programmed theory.
D. Jung's theory.
A. Disengagement theory.
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a. Allow family members to remain at the bedside. b. Ask the family if the client would like a fan in the room. c. Keep the television tuned to the client's favorite channel. d. Speak loudly to the client in case of hearing problems.
Your client is a 12-year-old boy who weights 175 pounds. What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis?
1. Ineffective health maintenance 2. Impaired parenting 3. Delayed growth and development 4. Ineffective family coping
The newly hired nurse notices that co-workers routinely pray with clients and their families. The nurse has never been particularly religious or spiritual and is unaccustomed to praying, but holds no strong feeling against prayer
What is the best strategy for the nurse to plan for such situations? 1. Try to ensure assignment to clients who are unlikely to request prayer. 2. Arrange to have a co-worker substitute for the nurse in these prayer situations. 3. Memorize two or three short, formal prayers to use when prayer is requested. 4. Just stand silently at the bedside and let others in the room do the praying.
A patient is having skin testing done to assess for allergies. What should the nurse identify as evidence of exposure to an antigen?
A. Area larger than 10 mm of induration and erythema B. Induration and erythema not evident until after 5 days C. Area approximately 1 mm in diameter of induration and erythema D. Itching at the site