The nurse planning a play activity for a hospitalized preschool child would consider activities that encourage:
a. Parallel play
b. Solitary play
c. Competitive play
d. Cooperative play
D
The preschooler is just beginning to learn about cooperative play. Any activity that supports cooperative play will also support the Eriksonian need for initiative.
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A) Demonstration of concern for herself and her fetus as a unit B) Identification of what must be given up to assume her new role C) Acknowledgment of the fetus as a separate entity within her D) Demonstration of unconditional acceptance without rejection
An important nutritional consideration in the elderly population is:
a. decreased protein requirements. b. increasing caloric requirements with age. c. potential for drug-nutrient interaction related to polypharmacy. d. presence of other diseases that decrease caloric needs.
The nurse is performing an assessment of the client's skin when the nurse notes that the client has become pale and diaphoretic
The client's vital signs have remained stable since the beginning of the examination: blood pressure 138/76, heart rate is 88 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 1. The nurse immediately raises the client's head of bed. 2. The nurse asks the client, "Are you feeling anxious during this assessment?" 3. The nurse immediately notifies the client's healthcare provider. 4. The nurse provides the client with ½ cup of orange juice.
The nurse will assess a 67-year-old patient who is experiencing a cluster headache for
a. nuchal rigidity. b. unilateral ptosis. c. projectile vomiting. d. throbbing, bilateral facial pain.