A 22-year-old male client diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder asks the nurse if he can have an additional smoke break because he's anxious. Which response would be best?
A. "Well okay, I have a few minutes. I'll take you."
B. "I'm sorry but I can't take you. I'm busy."
C. "Smoking is harmful to your health. I don't want to contribute to your bad habits."
D. "Clients are permitted to smoke at designated times. You'll have to follow the rules."
Answer: D. "Clients are permitted to smoke at designated times. You'll have to follow the rules."
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a. Perform frequent coughing and deep-breathing exercises. b. Sit up in a chair but do not walk while the drainage system is in place. c. Get out of bed without assistance as often as possible. d. Immediately notify the nurse if she experiences increased shortness of breath.
A newly licensed nurse is preparing to provide postmortem care for the first time and asks for help. What is the staff nurse's best response?
1. "Postmortem care is something that a nurse must learn to do. Take out all tubes and clean the body." 2. "Family members rarely ask to see the body so just clean the deceased from the shoulders and up." 3. "You can delegate this to the nursing assistant since it is within their scope of care." 4. "Providing postmortem care shows respect and dignity to the patient. But I can understand that you are nervous."
The nurse logs on to the electronic health record to enter the admission orders for a patient seen in the physician's office. However, when attempting to retrieve the patient's health history,
the nurse keeps getting error messages. What is the likely problem? a. Poor interoperability b. Lack of connectivity c. Improperly transmitted information d. Network failure e. Incorrect password
The nurse is caring for a client medically diagnosed with early osteoporosis whose family has asked what actions will help the client to slow the process of the disease. Which intervention by the nurse is most applicable for this client?
1. Institute an exercise plan that includes weight-bearing activities 2. Decrease the amount of calcium in the client's diet 3. Protect the client's bones with strict bed rest 4. Provide the client with assisted range of motion exercising twice daily