A patient is receiving continuous oxygen. The person wants to smoke. Which is correct?
a. The person can smoke if you close the room door.
b. The person can smoke if you turn off the oxygen.
c. Take the person to a nonsmoking area.
d. Smoking is not allowed where oxygen is being used.
D
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a. Hemicolectomy: diagnostic b. Liver biopsy: diagnostic c. Mastectomy: restorative d. Spinal cord decompression: palliative e. Total shoulder replacement: restorative
A client is being discharged on long-term therapy for tuberculosis (TB). What referral by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Community social worker for Meals on Wheels b. Occupational therapy for job retraining c. Physical therapy for homebound therapy services d. Visiting Nurses for directly observed therapy
When reviewing the statistics about the racial and ethnic makeup of homeless populations in urban areas, the nurse would identify which group as constituting a large percentage of the population?
A) Whites B) Native Americans C) Migrant workers D) African Americans
When a patient tells a nurse, "I think I'm impotent," which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
a. "That must be very scary for you.". b. "How is your overall health?" c. "What medications are you currently taking?" d. "Please tell me what you mean by ‘impotent.'"