The planning process includes which of the following characteristics? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Is ongoing in nature.
2. Begins with first client contact.
3. Involves anticipating and planning for clients' needs after discharge.
4. A formal plan of care
5. Setting priorities
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Ongoing planning is done by all nurses who work with the client.
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As the nurse reviews the admission questionnaire of a 24 year-old mother of two children, the client's roles noted include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Wife 2. Sibling 3. Parent 4. Grandparent 5. Child
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient. In doing so the nurse should do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Monitor medication effects. b. Assess the patient's ability to self-administer medications. c. Determine if the patient should receive the medication. d. Educate the patient and family about me-dication administration. e. Delegate administration to nursing assis-tive personnel (NAP).
The parent of a newborn is concerned because the baby has a quarter-sized, raised, and reddened hemangioma on the lower abdomen. What information should the nurse provide?
1. Surgery will be required to remove this lesion. 2. Because of their bright red color, these lesions are called raspberry hemangiomas. 3. Chances are good that this hemangioma will go away on its own by the time the child reaches age 9. 4. This hemangioma is caused by birth trauma and will clear up in the same time period as a bruise heals.
What is one of the most common locations for contractures resulting from immobility?
1. wrist 2. elbows 3. knees 4. hips