When using the 10-Minute Geriatric Screener with an older patient, which finding would be considered positive?
A) Hearing 1,000 Hz in both ears
B) Rises from sitting, walks 20 feet, and returns to sit in 60 seconds
C) Current weight the same as 3 months ago
D) Denies feeling sad or depressed
B
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The nurse explains that genetic factor(s) that increase(s) the risk of a person developing diabetes mellitus include: (Select all that apply.)
a. the number of relatives who have diabetes mellitus. b. whether the relatives are related on the maternal side. c. whether the relatives are male. d. the genetic closeness of the relatives. e. severity of the relatives' disease.
The nurse knocks on the door of a terminal patient's room to conduct a shift assessment. When the nurse enters, the patient's daughter yells, "Just get out of here. I don't have much time left with her. Leave us alone!"
Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? 1) Asking the daughter to leave the room to perform the assessment 2) Calling security to escort the daughter to the waiting room 3) Telling the daughter that it is ok to be angry but it is not okay to yell at those caring for her mom 4) Yelling at the daughter and the patient that this is inappropriate behavior and it will not be tolerated
A graduate nurse has clocked in for his/her second shift on a busy orthopedic unit. After accepting the assignment, the graduate nurse notices a fellow nurse complaining loudly at the nurse's station to other staff members
This fellow nurse is typically upset with floor assignments and thinks that the "new nurses get all the easy assignments.". Which action would be best for the graduate nurse to take? a. Join the conversation and tell the fellow nurse that he/she does not care for the as-signment either. b. Begin a conversation with another staff member about the fellow nurse who is complaining. c. Steer clear of the nurse who is complain-ing and try to focus on the positive. d. Begin complaining about his/her own as-signment.
Relationship-based care expands care delivery beyond core concepts of family-centered care to include:
1. Informed consent that only includes the parent, regardless of age of the pediatric patient. 2. The nurse's developing a relationship with family members through one-on-one conversations. 3. Focusing on identifying the relationship structure of the family. 4. Exclusion of siblings from the plan of care.