A client's history reveals that he has been taking oral steroid therapy for several years for treatment of an autoimmune disorder. The nurse would expect to assess the client's skin as which of the following?
A) Thick
B) Thin
C) Pale
D) Flushed
B
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During labor, it becomes apparent that the male infant will survive only a short time after birth. Because this baby's parents are Catholic, what planning should the nurse consider?
1. Arrange to have the baby circumcised immediately after birth. 2. Ask the hospital chaplain to be present in the delivery room. 3. Ask the nursing supervisor to find a Catholic nurse to attend the birth. 4. Consider emergency transport of the mother to a Catholic hospital.
A nurse is aware that members of a particular ethnic group discard the antibody-rich colostrum that a woman produces in the hours and days following the delivery of a baby
Which of the nurse's following actions would demonstrate Leininger's culturally congruent nursing care mode of cultural care repatterning/restructuring? A) Providing commercial infant formula until the woman wishes to begin breastfeeding B) Teaching women from this group about the nutritional and immunological benefits of colostrum C) Ensuring that the other nurses are aware of these women's practices around breastfeeding D) Advocating for the utilization of this practice among women of other cultures
The nurse is collaboratively setting goals for the inpatient management of new-onset asthma in a child. The nurse prioritizes the client's nursing diagnoses and gives which goal the highest priority?
1. The client will report improved ease of breathing by discharge. 2. The client will sleep uninterrupted for four hours at a stretch every night during admission. 3. The client's parents will verbalize the importance of the medication regimen by discharge. 4. The client's mother will correctly demonstrate the use of an inhaler with a spacer by discharge.
In providing prenatal care to a pregnant patient, what does the nurse teach the expectant mother?
a. Calcium intake is especially important in the first trimester. b. Protein intake needs to decrease to preserve kidney function. c. Folic acid is needed to help prevent birth defects and anemia. d. Extra vitamins and minerals should be taken as much as possible.