A client tells the nurse that he believes watching old comedy movies has helped him achieve a quick recovery from orthopedic surgery. The nurse realizes this client has been using which of the following forms of complementary alternative medicine?
1. Meditation
2. Prayer
3. Humor
4. Music
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Humor is a frequently used complementary alternative medicine therapy and one of the therapies most often used to promote wellness. Humor increases the ability to cope with pain, enhance immune function, enhance respiratory function, and reduce preprocedural anxiety.
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The nurse is transferring the client who is able to provide minimal assistance from the bed to the wheelchair. Which nursing action will provide for the safest transfer for this client?
1. Raising the bed height to waist height 2. Placing the wheelchair on the client's strong side 3. Placing the wheelchair with the feet pointing toward the side of the bed 4. Locking the wheels of the wheelchair and lowering the footplate
The nurse is planning patient education for a patient being discharged home with a diagnosis of rheumatic disease. The patient has been prescribed antimalarials for treatment, so the nurse knows to teach the patient to monitor herself for what?
A) Tinnitus B) Visual changes C) Stomatitis D) Hirsutism
As the unit manager, you are interested in determining whether patient autonomy is preserved through informed consent in surgical settings
You determine that participatory action research is the best method to address this question. Which of the following is consistent with a participatory action research design? a. You interview 125 patients who have recently undergone surgery and transcribe the interviews to determine themes. Themes are validated with an expert in informed consent. b. You circulate a questionnaire to patients who recently underwent surgery and ask for their opinions regarding consent. Data are analyzed and the findings distributed to administration and other groups. c. An audit is undertaken of signed consents for treatment, to determine if the consent is properly witnessed and signed. Findings are used to inform changes in policies. d. You meet with a patient group to determine which questions should be asked about patient informed consent and what issues might be encountered and addressed during the research.
The nurse in the newborn nursery is aware that the first sign of cystic fibrosis is:
a. Meconium ileus b. Inability to tolerate oral feedings c. Gray putty-like stool d. Projectile vomiting