The nurse is visiting with a family who just immigrated to the U.S. What should the nurse expect the children to experience?
1. Excitement
2. Culture shock
3. Peer pressure
4. Overly protective parents
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Rationale:
Recent immigrants might experience culture shock, a state of crisis related to the difference in values and lifestyle. This can lead to stress-related symptoms, and create a need for health care intervention
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The patient who is being discharged following a total knee replacement will need to walk with crutches for 6 weeks. What assessment does the home care nurse need to make prior to the patient being discharged home?
A) Assistance of significant others B) Previous health status C) Costs of the visits D) Home environment
The nurse is assessing learning by a critically ill patient and family. What is the best method of assessment?
A) Written test B) Specific questions C) Open-ended questions D) Literacy assessment
An older patient in a long-term care facility does not sleep much at night and prefers to stay up late reading. The patient takes "power naps" during the day. How should the nurse respond to this patient's plan to acquire adequate sleep?
1. Naps are sufficient to restore the missed sleep time. 2. Older people do not need as much sleep as younger adults. 3. Napping may simply contribute to the problem getting to sleep at night. 4. There is no problem as long as the total number of hours slept per 24-hour period is at least 8.
You document your patient's vital signs into a bedside documentation device and are able to compare your patient's vital signs with patients who have similar diagnoses and similar medica-tions, and who are of a similar age. You are accessing:
a. E-mail. b. Telecommunications. c. A database. d. Technology.