The nurse has formulated a nursing diagnosis for a person with carpal tunnel syndrome of Energy Field Disturbance r/t Slowing or Blocking of Energy Flow Secondary to Repetitive Motion Injury. Which of the following actions must the nurse take first when planning interventions for this person?
a. Move his or her hands over the person.
b. Obtain permission to use healing touch therapy.
c. Explain healing touch therapy.
d. Focus on the area of disturbed energy flow.
Answer: c. Explain healing touch therapy.
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1. "The Pap smear is used to diagnose cervical cancer." 2. "A loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is needed." 3. "Colposcopy to further examine your cervix is the next step." 4. "Your cervix needs to be treated with cryotherapy."
Which is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by biomedical principles. b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional me-thods before turning to biomedical professionals. c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine. d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
During a neurologic evaluation, the nurse practitioner has asked an 83-year-old client to draw the face of the clock and then tell the nurse what time the clock reads
Which of the following assessment findings would be most indicative of expressive aphasia? A) The client appears unable to understand and follow the instruction. B) The client draws a person's face rather than the face of a clock. C) The client draws a clock but is unable to state the time. D) The client draws a clock with four hands rather than two.
A patient at the crisis intervention clinic states, "When I got up this morning, I realized I could not go on any longer." Select the nurse's best response to facilitate analyzing the problem and making a nursing diagnosis
a. "How long have you been feeling this way?" b. "What is different about your feelings today?" c. "We are here to help you. I'm glad you decided to come to the center." d. "You said you felt like you could not go on. Tell me more about that."