During the grieving process, patients and families may grieve for their former way of life, recognizing that returning to it is impossible.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A patient admitted with severe burns to his face and hands is showing signs of extreme agitation. The nurse should explore the mechanism of burn injury possibly related to:
a. excessive alcohol use. b. methamphetamine use. c. posttraumatic stress disorder. d. subacute delirium.
The nurse recognizes that the patient who is being evaluated for a visual impairment does not have glaucoma because the tonometry reveals an intraocular pressure of:
1. 18 mm Hg. 2. 28 mm Hg. 3. 45 mm Hg. 4. 52 mm Hg.
The nurse is preparing new parents for discharge with their newborn. The father asks the nurse why the baby's head is so pointed and puffy-looking. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "His head is molded from fitting through the birth canal. It will become more round." 2. "We refer to that as 'cone head,' which is a temporary condition that goes away." 3. "It might mean that your baby sustained brain damage during birth, and could have delays." 4. "I think he looks just like you. Your head is much the same shape as your baby's."
You should decide in advance, based on your conceptual understanding of the construct and the needs for which the scale is being constructed, how to deal with time
A) True B) False