A nurse is constructing a genogram of a family. Which of the following would the nurse do?
A) Use circles to represent the male members.
B) Use horizontal lines to connect the parents with children.
C) Use horizontal lines to show marriages.
D) Use asterisks to denote ages listed at the bottom.
C
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The nursing student tells her instructor, "My patient is Jewish and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication she said, ‘I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'"
What is the most appropriate response by the instructor? a. "This is common folk medicine among some Jewish people. You can talk to her about taking her medications and eating chicken soup." b. "There is no scientific evidence to support chicken soup as a substitute for antihypertensive medications. Maybe you should do some research on this." c. "The patient can make her own choices and decisions, and there is nothing we can do about this." d. "You can tell the patient she can eat her soup, but she needs to understand that she has to take her medications first."
Which statement made by the client concerning the risk of oral cancer indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "I will brush my teeth and floss regularly." B. "I will begin a smoking cessation program." C. "I will limit my intake of alcoholic beverages." D. "I can still use chewing tobacco since I stopped smoking."
A nurse may suspect that a patient has difficulty swallowing if he or she
a. requests frequent snacks between meals. b. coughs frequently before and after swal-lowing. c. prefers to drink using a straw rather than from an open cup. d. tends to gulp beverages and eat foods without adequate chewing.