____________________ is the stage of the grieving process in which the patient realizes that he will die soon and is very sad.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Depression
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The nurse is performing an annual check-up for an 8-year-old child. Compared to the previous assessment of this child, which of the following characteristics would most likely be observed?
A) Breathing is diaphragmatic B) Pulse rate is increased C) Secondary sex characteristics are present D) Blood pressure has reached adult level
A client having exophthalmos from hyperthyroidism is upset because the eyes are dry, look funny, and wants to know when these symptoms will go away with treatment. What should the nurse respond?
1. The exophthalmos will not go away with treatment. 2. Exophthalmos will recede in about 1 year. 3. Surgery will be necessary to correct the eyes. 4. Glasses will help the symptoms to subside.
Which of the following statements accurately describes disease management (select all that apply)?
a. Disease management is care coordination that is organized to achieve specific client outcomes, given fiscal and other resource constraints. b. Disease management supports the physi-cian or practitioner/patient relationship and plan of care. c. Disease management emphasizes preven-tion of exacerbations and complications, utilizing evidence-based practice guide-lines and patient empowerment strategies. d. Disease management evaluates clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes on an ongoing basis with the goal of improving overall health. e. Disease management is the medical man-agement of chronic disease.
The hospital admitting nurse is taking a history on a child's illness from the parents. The nurse concludes that the parents treated their 6-year-old child appropriately for a fever related to otitis media when they reported that they
1. used aspirin every four hours toreduce the fever. 2. alternated acetaminophen withibuprofen every two hours. 3. put the child in a tub of cold waterto reduce the fever. 4. offered generous amounts of fluidsfrequently.