The nurse is providing health education for a male patient who is preparing to be discharged home following a recovery from total hip replacement surgery
When reviewing the guidelines for safe mobility and positioning to prevent injury, the nurse should teach the patient to:
A) Perform sit-ups to build core muscle strength.
B) Resume normal sexual activity after waiting 1 week.
C) Perform stair-climbing to build muscle strength.
D) Avoid crossing his legs for the next several months.
D
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A 45-year-old mother of three children is at the doctor's office and her blood pressure 152/92 . This is the first time that she has ever shown an elevated reading. She is concerned that she has hypertension. The nurse's best response would be:
a. "A single reading may not mean anything. We will take it again at your next visit." b. "It looks like you have high blood pressure now. We'll check it again in 3 months." c. "Fortunately, hypertension isn't related to other diseases and is easily treated." d. "You may have hypertension, but there is little else that can be done except medi-cines."
Today's nurse understands that legal recognition for nurses was imperative to
a. allow nurses to expand beyond the hospital setting. b. lobby for better wages and working conditions. c. protect the public from untrained nurses. d. provide hospitals with accreditation requirements.
A nurse uses Therapeutic Touch to decrease a postoperative patient's nausea. Which of the following is a principle of this CAT modality?
A) A human being is a closed energy system. B) A human being is bilaterally asymmetric. C) Illness is an imbalance in a person's energy field. D) Humans do not have the ability to transform.
A nurse is assessing a patient's skin. Which patient is most at risk for impaired skin integrity?
a. A patient who is afebrile b. A patient who is diaphoretic c. A patient with strong pedal pulses d. A patient with adequate skin turgor