You say to your 6-year-old client, "Why don't you stop crying?" This is an example of which type of nontherapeutic communication technique?
1. requesting an explanation
2. probing
3. blaming
4. testing
ANS: 1
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A) Take the patient's blood pressure on the forearm containing the fistula. B) Palpate the fistula for thrill every 8 hours. C) Draw blood samples from the vein that forms the fistula. D) Avoid placing any restraints on the access arm. E) Check access patency less frequently in hypotensive patients. F) Occlude the fistula vein using firm pressure in the event of postdialysis bleeding from the needle site.
A staff member notices an abrasion and small laceration on the forearm of an 85-year-old resident. Which of the following immune system factors contributes to the resident's risk of a localized infection?
A) Loss of macrophages B) Reduced antibody response to vaccines C) Increased risk of a chronic health condition D) Altered concentration of immunoglobulins in the blood
The nurse caring for a patient receiving digoxin plans to monitor which electrolyte because of increased risk of digitalis toxicity?
1. Potassium 2. Chloride 3. Calcium 4. Sodium
The nurse is treating a client who presents in the ER with airway obstruction owing to laryngeal edema and vasodilation resulting in hypotension and hypoperfusion of the organs
Which of the following conditions is this client most likely experiencing? A) Serum reaction B) Anaphylaxis C) Graves' disease D) Systemic lupus erythematosus