In working with parents of children with chronic diseases, the nurse is concerned with helping the parents to protect themselves from compassion fatigue. The nurse would encourage which activities? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Fostering social relationships
2. Exercising
3. Developing a hobby
4. Moving away
5. Sleeping more than 9 hours per 24-hour period
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Fostering social relationships contributes to social and mental rest and restoration.
Rationale 2: Exercising contributes to physical restoration.
Rationale 3: Developing a hobby contributes to physical, spiritual, social, and mental rest and restoration.
Rationale 4: Moving away is an avoidance behavior that does not address exhaustion from overwhelming caregiving responsibilities.
Rationale 5: Sleeping more than the body requires is an avoidance behavior.
Global Rationale:
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a. an interpreter c. speech reading b. sign language d. pen and paper
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a. acrocyanosis c. cyanosis b. anoxia d. hypoxemia
A nurse is attempting to become a more virtuous person as defined by Burkhardt and Nathaniel (2008). The nurse most likely will demonstrate which of the following when providing nursing care?
a. Compassion, discernment, integrity, and trustworthiness b. Discernment, compassion, understanding, and empathy c. Trustworthiness, integrity, sympathy, and following the rules d. Integrity, compassion, understanding, and making the best decision that is fair for all
The student nurse is obtaining a client's respirations. Which action is appropriate when the student nurse is counting the adult client's respirations?
A) Keep fingertips on the client's pulse when counting respirations. B) Count respirations when the client is sleeping or resting. C) Apply pressure on the client's chest when counting respirations. D) Count the client's respirations for 1 minute.