There are basic reasons a patient cannot follow their treatment plan. (Select all that apply.)
1. Goal content focuses on medical facts.
2. Goal content is not in a handout.
3. Goal content has four objectives.
4. Goal content focuses on behavior.
1, 2, 3
Focus on behavior rather than medical facts. Be sure the goals of the handout are stated. There should be one to two objectives.
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A) "He is a very active individual and enjoys playing tennis." B) "He should retire and make way for some new blood." C) "He should spend more time with his family." D) "He is a bad apple."
A home health nurse is making a visit to a family with an 8-month-old infant with severe motor deterioration. The physician has diagnosed the infant with Tay-Sachs disease
The parents are asking the nurse why this happened. The nurse will base her answer knowing the root cause of Tay-Sachs is A) high exposure to lead in the home environment. B) an enzyme defect causing abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain. C) hypoxia caused by placing the infant on their abdomen during sleep. D) an increase in bilirubin retention leading to destruction of RBCs.
A client's stroke volume (SV) is 85mL/beat and the heart rate (HR) is 71 beats per minute
What is the client's cardiac output (CO) rounded to the nearest whole number?
The nurse is preparing to conduct a comprehensive assessment with a client. This type of assessment is usually done:
a. on admission to a health care facility. b. on discharge from a health care facility. c. to focus in depth on a particular health care problem. d. to provide systematic monitoring and observation related to specific problems.