The nurse knows that the primary goal of acting as a life coach for families is to:
A) Self-evaluate. B) Work with other families.
C) Improve family situations. D) Practice life skills.
C
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When speaking with a client who has a mental illness, the nurse uses medical terminology and is condescending. This type of behavior negates the basic rules of negotiating a behavioral contract and:
1. Encourages the client to ask questions. 2. Causes the client to feel uncomfortable with the contract. 3. Appropriately introduces the client to important terminology. 4. Helps the client understand behavioral contracts on his/her terms.
A laboratory technician arrives to draw blood for a complete blood count (CBC) for a client who had a right-sided mastectomy 8 hours ago. The client has an intravenous line with fluid infusing in her left antecubital space
To perform the test, the technician places a tourniquet on the client's right arm. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to do? A) Assist in holding the client's arm still. B) Suggest a finger stick be done on one of the client's left fingers. C) Tell the technician to obtain the blood sample from the client's right arm. D) Call the surgeon to perform a femoral stick on the client.
The ovum is fertile for ____________________ hours after ovulation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The physician orders a dose of medication that does not resolve the client's chronic pain. When the nurse questions the order, the physician explains that he or she fears the client will develop an addiction with higher drug dosages
What is the nurse's best response? a. Administer the medication as ordered. b. Assist the client to use guided imagery. c. Consult with the pain control specialist. d. Explain to the client that lower doses are better.