What should discharge planning for a patient who underwent a hypophysectomy focus on?
a. Finding a support group
b. Nutritional maintenance
c. Education on self-care
d. Self-image improvement
C
Educate the patient about the responsibility for his or her own care, such as knowledge of medi-cations, activities, and knowing when to call the physician.
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Patients should be included in the planning process. Involving patients in planning their care helps them to: (Select all that apply.)
a. be aware of identified needs. b. accept that not all goals are measurable. c. embrace mutually agreed-on goals. d. feel a sense of empowerment. e. overcome unrealistic goals.
A patient has come into contact with HIV. As a result, HIV glycoproteins have fused with the patient's CD4+ T-cell membranes. This process characterizes what phase in the HIV life cycle?
A) Integration B) Attachment C) Cleavage D) Budding
A nurse who is polite and non-confrontational with a migrant worker family demonstrates understanding of the concept of:
a. SimpatÃa b. Respeto c. Dignidad d. Personalismo
Because the risk for childbirth complications may be revealed, nurses should know that the point of maximal intensity (PMI) of the fetal heart tone (FHT) is:
a. Usually directly over the fetal abdomen. b. In a vertex position heard above the mother's umbilicus. c. Heard lower and closer to the midline of the mother's abdomen as the fetus descends and rotates internally. d. In a breech position heard below the mother's umbilicus.