The nurse is assessing a 78-year-old client who lives alone in his own home. To assess the client's instrumental activities of daily living, which question would be most appropriate to ask?
A) "How often do you bathe or shower?"
B) "How many times do you change clothes during the day?"
C) "How often do you cook meals for yourself?"
D) "How often do you go to the store to buy groceries?"
D
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Which of the following employees is covered for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act?
1. A female employee has worked for the hospital full-time for 5 months and requests 12 weeks? maternity leave. 2. A male employee has worked for the hospital on weekends for 12 months and requests a 12 -week leave for a newly adopted child. 3. A female employee has worked for the hospital full-time for 1 year and requests 3 months? leave to care for a dying mother. 4. A male employee has worked for a doctor?s office for 8 years full-time and requests 12 weeks? leave for a new foster child.
A young woman comes to the Public Health Clinic for an M antibiotic for an STI. She is accompanied by her live-in boyfriend. The most therapeutic remark the nurse should make to the young man is:
1. "Her infection is very contagious. Would you like me to give you the name of a place where you can be screened for the infection and given the means for a cure?" 2. "You probably have the same sexual infection too. You need to see about it be-fore you give it back to her or somebody else." 3. "You may have the same infection. Have you been with any other females lately? The Health Department needs to make a list." 4. "This is the third time that your friend has been in here with the same infection! Why don't you get some shots yourself?"
A parent tells you she found caring for her son at home very difficult at first but now has adjusted. Which of the following would be the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this family?
A) Readiness for enhanced coping related to home care B) Compromised coping related to difficulty of home care C) Hopelessness related to prolonged home care D) Health-seeking behaviors related to home care
Why is the inflammatory response alone insufficient to provide complete protection against infection?
A. It only responds to tissue injury and not to invasion by microorganisms. B. It is nonspecific and no long-lasting immunity is generated by inflammation alone. C. When the inflammatory response is prolonged, it can cause serious tissue damage. D. The body is not capable of synthesizing antibodies at the same time that inflam-matory processes are active.