Before moving a patient to or from a wheelchair,
A. position the chair on the patient's weakest side.
B. place the footrests in the down position.
C. lock the brakes.
D. back the chair up to a wall.
Answer: C
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Which of the following pain descriptions would lead the nurse to suspect the client is experiencing ureteral colic?
A) Right upper quadrant pain that worsens with deep breaths and palpation
B) Excruciating pain in the flank and upper outer quadrant of the abdomen that radiates to the bladder area
C) Pain described as \"fire poking in their side,\" pulsating with every heart beat but decreases when in fetal position
D) Perineal pain that increases when urinating and then lessens until the time to urinate again
Second-generation Hispanic teenagers engage in activities more consistent with the dominant white culture in which they live. This is consistent with the concept of
A) cultural blindness. B) cultural humility. C) assimilation. D) ethnocentrism.
J.B. has several important postoperative needs. Identify two serious complications for which
he is most at risk. What will be an ideal response?
The client smokes two packs of cigarettes per day. The nurse works with the client, and they agree that the client will smoke one cigarette less each week, until he is down to one pack per day
In three weeks, the client is smoking two and a half packs of cigarettes per day. This is an example of which of the following? a. A realistic goal b. A compliant client c. An unmet outcome d. A nonmeasurable goal