A tornado destroyed a trailer park in a nearby community. As a mental health nursing member of the disaster team, which interventions would be among one's responsibilities? Select all that apply
A) Providing information about social and mental health care agencies for follow-up services.
B) Serving food and coffee to the evacuees in the high school.
C) Assessing the safety of survivors' homes so they can return quickly to a sense of normalcy.
D) Helping survivors make telephone calls to locate relatives.
E) Encouraging the survivors and families to talk about their feelings of fear, panic, loss, and grief.
A, E
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A patient's neurological status deteriorates over hours, and a craniotomy is performed to evacuate the hematoma. Which nursing intervention is indicated to help decrease the threat of increased intracranial pressure?
a. Elevate the head of the bed 30 degrees. b. Cluster nursing interventions to provide uninterrupted periods of rest. c. Teach him to cough and deep breathe to prevent the necessity for suctioning. d. Teach him to hold his breath and bear down while repositioning in bed.
To demonstrate true cultural sensitivity and awareness, the nurse must:
A) Travel to other countries on occasion B) Become bilingual C) Be competent in his or her own cultural heritage D) Know the practices of all major cultures in one's region of the country
The nurse completes medication education for the client receiving sucralfate (Carafate). The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?
1. "This works by inhibiting bacterial growth in my stomach." 2. "This works by dissolving into a jelly and sticking to my ulcer." 3. "This works by decreasing the amount of acid in my stomach." 4. "This works by neutralizing the acid in my stomach."
Risk factors for UTI in women include:
A. postvoid wiping back to front B. low perivaginal lactobacilli colonization C. hot tub use D. wearing snug-fitting pantyhose