A nurse has been working with a family on adjusting their expectations. Which characteristic of family expectations should indicate to the nurse that further intervention is necessary?
A) Flexibility
B) Conformity
C) Individuality
D) Realism
B
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A female patient presents to the emergency department with complaint of chest pain. Which findings would raise the nurse's suspicion that the chest pain is of cardiac origin?
1. The patient has 2+ edema in her ankles. 2. The patient has bilateral xanthomas. 3. The chest pain is described as a "burning" in the center of the chest that is worse when supine. 4. The patient has an S3 heart sound. 5. The patient has a dull humming sound just below the xiphoid process.
A client is having a penile shaft resection for advanced penile cancer. Which nursing diagnosis would be most important for the nurse to consider when planning care?
a. Altered Body Image b. Anxiety c. Risk for Incontinence d. Risk for Sexual Dysfunction
The pediatric nurse watches while a 5-year-old hospitalized patient appears to withdraw from the environment and becomes apathetic to his care. The nurse knows that this patient is in the phase known as:
A) anger. B) protest. C) despair. D) detachment.
The nurse is conducting research on decreasing the incidence of pressure areas. Which parts of an evidence-based article would give the nurse enough information to determine if the article would be of help in the research? (Select all that apply.)
a. Design of the study b. Narrative c. Abstract d. Literature review e. Results f. Introduction