A nurse is discussing the benefits of smoking cessation with a client. The nurse informs the client that smoking cessation will reduce his risk for cancer, improve his respiratory status, and enhance the quality of his life. The nurse also shares her story of smoking cessation, provides information on other individuals who have successfully quit, and encourages the client to attend a support group for smoking cessation. The client discusses his feelings on smoking cessation and verbalizes a desire to quit smoking. What type of counseling did the nurse provide to this client?
a. Long-term counseling
b. Developmental counseling
c. Situational counseling
d. Motivational counseling
Ans: d. Motivational counseling
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When making a home visit, the nurse observes a newborn sleeping on his back in a bassinet. In one corner of the bassinet is a soft stuffed animal and at the other end is a bulb syringe. What is wrong with this situation?
A) The newborn should not be sleeping on his back. B) Stuffed animals should not be in areas where infants sleep. C) The bulb syringe should not be kept in the bassinet. D) This newborn should be sleeping in a crib.
The nurse is suctioning a patient with a tracheostomy tube. Which action will the nurse take?
a. Set suction regulator at 150 to 200 mm Hg. b. Limit the length of suctioning to 10 seconds. c. Apply suction while gently rotating and inserting the catheter. d. Liberally lubricate the end of the suction catheter with a water-soluble solution.
The nurse is documenting care for a ventilated client. Which items are appropriate for the nurse to include in the documentation?
1. Assignment of suctioning to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) 2. Client response to ventilator changes 3. Pertinent laboratory values, such as arterial blood gas results 4. Physical assessment findings 5. Pain rating using an appropriate pain rating scale
In assessing the external eyes of an older adult, a nurse documents which finding as abnormal?
a. Gray-white circle where the cornea and the sclera merge b. Brown spots near the limbus in both eyes c. Lack of luster of the eye and dry bulbar conjunctiva d. Lower lid drops away from the globe