The nurse knows that in some cases, breastfeeding is not advisable. Which mother should be counseled against breastfeeding?
1. A mother with a poorly balanced diet
2. A mother who is overweight
3. A mother who is HIV positive
4. A mother who has twins
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Explanation: 3. Women with HIV or AIDS are counseled against breastfeeding.
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What is one way in which nurses can develop cultural self-awareness?
A) Ask peers and colleagues about practicing cultural competence. B) Objectively examine own beliefs, values, and practices. C) Realize nothing can be done to change one's values and beliefs. D) Assert to others that personal biases cannot be changed.
A client who is a lawyer is meeting with a nurse therapist for the first time. The client has been highly anxious and increasingly consumed with thoughts about how he may have mismanaged a case and possibly committed professional misconduct
He relates that he has been pacing in his office and at home and cannot think clearly about what to do next. Which of the following interventions is appropriate at this time? A) The nurse asks the client to relate the events that immediately preceded his feelings of anxiety. B) The nurse addresses the client's psychosocial history. C) The nurse helps the client to see that his thinking is distorted and potentially unhealthy. D) The nurse avoids focusing on feelings and discusses his work environment.
The nurse is planning care for the family of a child with a chronic illness. Which activities will the nurse recommend to decrease the risk for compassion fatigue? Select all that apply
1. Fostering social relationships 2. Exercising 3. Developing a hobby 4. Moving away 5. Sleeping more than 9 hours per 24-hour period
A patient has a chronic cough, fever, and purulent sputum, and a lung infection (pneumonia) is suspected. Which of the following diagnostic procedures is least likely to provide useful information?
A. White blood cell count and differential count B. Chest X-ray C. Culture of sputum for disease-producing organisms D. Urinalysis