A nurse is required to care for a client with facial burns who is prescribed the open method treatment. Which of the following nursing interventions should a nurse perform?
A) Administer a cold sponge bath to the client.
B) Keep the client's room cool and airy.
C) Place a bed cradle or sheets over the client.
D) Place the client on a moist linen sheet.
C
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The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes about exercise. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "I won't exercise if I find ketones in my urine." b. "If my blood glucose is over 200, I should not exercise." c. "Exercise will help me keep my blood glucose down." d. "My risks for heart disease can be mod-ified with exercise."
A patient in the unit has a blood pressure of 55/30, is lethargic, has slurred speech, and is unable to get back to bed from the bathroom. The nurse calls for a rapid response team. Which component of critical thinking is the nurse exhibiting?
1. Analysis of situation, distinguishing normal from abnormal 2. Selection of alternative by developing outcomes and plans 3. Collection of information, subjective and objective 4. Evaluation of situation, determination of outcomes achieved
The nurse assessing a 50-year-old female patient at an orthopedic center asks about the use of complementary and alternative therapies
Among those women often try during menopause include: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Vitamin and mineral supplements. 2. Increasing caffeine intake. 3. Soy and red clover. 4. Selective estrogen receptor modulators. 5. Salmon calcitonin.
A nurse is teaching a community group about holistic medicine. Which information should the nurse include about Western medicine?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Western medicine focuses on the cause of disease. B. Western medicine is not compatible with holistic medicine. C. The client is at the center of concern in Western medicine. D. Disease is often viewed as a malfunction in a specific body system. E. Western medicine may focus on disease treatment.