A 35-year-old patient diagnosed with testicular cancer is undergoing chemotherapy, which leaves him unable to help care for his young children. As a result, his wife misses work whenever the children are ill
She has become increasingly distressed over her situation. Her experience best demonstrates which of the following?
a. Role strain
b. Interpersonal role conflict
c. Role performance
d. Interrole conflict
ANS: D
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While performing a nutritional assessment on a low-income family, the nurse determines that the family's diet is inadequate in protein content. The nurse appropriately suggests which foods to increase protein without greatly increasing food costs for the family?
a. Oranges and potatoes b. Potatoes and rice c. Rice and macaroni d. Peas and dry beans
A patient's family is asking how to administer rivastigmine (Exelon) to their parent, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nurse should provide the patient and family with which of the following instructions?
a. "The drug should be given every morning on an empty stomach." b. "The drug should be administered twice daily with food." c. "Give the drug nightly before bed." d. "Give the drug four times a day at least 2 hours after each meal."
Assisted living units must have which of the following?
a. A television b. A private room c. A private dining room d. A window or door that provides natural light
You should check the pulse of an unconscious patient at the
A) temporal artery. B) carotid artery. C) femoral artery. D) radial artery.