Which one of the following assessments would not be pertinent when determining teaching strategies for a home care client with a new colostomy?
A. Degree of mental alertness.
B. Whether the client is right- or left-handed.
C. Bowel habits prior to surgery.
D. Degree of abdominal distention.
B
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You notice that your 75-year-old Jewish patient, Mrs. Stern, is sending her meal tray back with much food uneaten. What would be an appropriate response?
a. Tell her she must eat the food she is given to aid healing and recuperation b. Remark that you notice she is not eating much and ask her if she follows a kosher diet c. Tell the dietitian to send Mrs. Stern a kosher diet without saying anything to her first d. Ask her family if she is a fussy eater
The nurse identifies the pain described by a client whose back discomfort began after an automobile accident and has persisted for 8 months as:
A) acute. B) recurrent. C) chronic. D) malignant.
The nurse is preparing to start a peripheral IV infusion. Which technique should the nurse use to help ensure success with the venipuncture? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use a tourniquet to dilate the vein. b. Elevate the extremity to promote venous return. c. Apply a warm compress prior to site preparation. d. Lower the head of the bed to reduce cardiac output. e. Encourage the patient to open the hand and lay it flat on the bed. f. Push the skin toward the intended puncture site to prevent rolling.
This theorist ____________ ________________ identified eight developmental tasks or stages that are expressed as opposites or contraindications of each other
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