When the patient asks the nurse to pray for him because he does not know how to pray, the nurse assures him that a supreme being can hear a prayer of any type, such as prayer that is ___________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. ritualized.
b. read from a holy book.
c. structured.
d. informal and conversational.
e. recited from childhood memory.
ANS: A, B, C, D, E
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a. He enjoys watching the girls b. It's fun c. It may help him stay healthy d. All of the above
The LPN/LVN is a member of the health care team and assists the RN to follow a plan of care once the nursing diagnoses are shared with the team
Identify one of the major problems the nurse may have in getting accurate answers when developing a nursing diagnosis. 1. Patients who are elderly and sick. 2. Patients only in for 24-hour admissions. 3. Parents with children as patients. 4. Parents who are bilingual with children as patients.
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A nurse is conducting an assessment of an American Indian woman who has come to the clinic complaining of persistent headaches. The patient tells the nurse that the medicines prescribed by the tribal healer have done "some good."
What is the appropriate response of the nurse at this time? a. "I advise you to stop taking those medicines from the tribal healer." b. "Perhaps you should increase the frequency of the healer's medicines." c. "Tell me about these medicines and how often you are using them." d. "Could your headaches be caused by the healer's medicines?"