A nurse is caring for a client who has been allowed to get out of bed and move around
with assistance. Which should the nurse keep in mind when assisting the mobile client
out of bed?
A) Offer pain relief after ambulating if the client complains of pain when walking
B) Assist with range-of-motion exercises just before the client gets out of bed
C) Ask the client to perform isometric exercises just before getting up
D) Check the physician's order to determine the prescribed level of activity
D
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The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the unit. During the nursing assessment of the client, the nurse finds the client's beliefs and actions related to many health practices to stray from the norm
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take at this time? 1. Repeat the assessment later in the day. 2. Write a nursing diagnosis to address the "bizarre" beliefs and actions. 3. Inquire as to the culture with which the client identifies. 4. Communicate the findings to the health care team.
A couple wishes to determine the chances of having a blue-eyed baby. Both parents have brown eyes, but have heterozygous gene pairs for eye color. Calculate the odds of their having a child with blue eyes
A. 10% B. 20% C. 25% D. 50%
Which of the following represent a breach in confidentiality? (Select all that apply.)
a. The teenaged son of a researcher reads some of the raw interview data on the researcher's computer. b. The researcher accidentally includes the real names of one participant's husband and two daughters in the finished article, instead of changing these to pseudonyms. c. A researcher presents her findings at a research conference. d. A tape of a research interview is misplaced in the researcher's home and is never found. e. The researcher mentions to a colleague that all of the participants in a recent research project on anger were divorced women.
By knowing about infant variations in blood count, nurses can explain to their patients that:
1. a somewhat lower than expected red blood cell count could be because of delayed clamping of the umbilical cord. 2. the early high white blood count is normal at birth and should decrease rapidly. 3. platelet counts will be higher than in adults for a few months. 4. even a modest vitamin K deficiency will mean a problem with the blood's ability to clot properly.