The student nurse is talking to her friends about holiday plans with their families. One friend described her family as her mother, brother, and sister-in-law. Another stated her family con-sisted of her mother, father, grandmother, and her aunt
The student nurse's family is her mother, stepfather, sister, and stepsister. The uniqueness of these families is known as which of the fol-lowing? a. Family resilience
b. Nuclear family
c. Family diversity
d. Family durability
C
Family diversity is the uniqueness of each family. Family resiliency is the ability of the family to cope with expected and unexpected stressors. Family durability is the intrafamilial system of support and structure that extends beyond the walls of the household. A nuclear family consists of a husband and wife (and perhaps one or more children).
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When teaching the client how to use a straight cane, the nurse would include which of the following?
1. Hold the cane with the hand on the weak side. 2. Remove all scatter rugs from the home. 3. Move the cane 12 inches ahead of the foot. 4. Keep the elbow straight when moving the cane forward.
Which of the following statements is not true of older adult relationships?
a. After 50 years of marriage, a couple can face new and severe challenges to their relationship. b. Older adults often hold their families to-gether by arranging get-togethers and do-cumenting the family's history and rituals. c. Losing a brother or sister brings an older adult face-to-face with his or her own death. d. For older adults, friends can never take the place of family.
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A) insertion of an umbilical line for fluids. B) intubation and mechanical ventilation. C) insertion of a feeding tube. D) insertion of an intraventricular catheter.
A patient tells the nurse that he has pain and numbness to his thumb, first finger, and second finger of the right hand
The nurse discovers that the patient is employed as an auto mechanic, and that the pain is increased while working. This may indicate that the patient could possibly have what health problem? A) Carpel tunnel syndrome B) Tendonitis C) Impingement syndrome D) Dupuytren's contracture