A nurse is conducting a health Hx on a newly admitted patient. Which of the following should be included? Select all that apply.
A. Reason for seeking healthcare
B. Past surgical hx
C. perception of health status
D. significance spiritual practices
E. Ausculation of the lung sounds.
Answer:
A. reason for seeking healthcare
B. past surgical Hx
C. perception of health status
D. significant spiritual practices
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Which of the following describes the nurse's role for an older patient with a chronic illness?
a. Implement an individualized therapeutic regimen that brings about a cure. b. Provide caring to help the patient live at the optimal level of health and wellness. c. Suggest that the patient accept eventual death to reduce the burdens on the pa-tient's family. d. Encourage the patient to minimize the use of services to control costs.
For communication between nurse and client to be considered therapeutic, the focus of the conversation must be on:
a. the client's needs or problems b. the nurse's needs or problems c. the client's family's needs or problems d. the client's compliance with the care plan
Setting a time frame, reviewing progress, establishing ground rules, and encouraging equitable participation and discussion are all characteristics of:
a. ad hoc committees. b. standing committees. c. meetings. d. interdisciplinary teams.
A common trait of Becker's Muscular Dystrophy is:
1. Progressive weakness in the trunk and arms over time. 2. A quick rate of deterioration of the body. 3. Cardiomyopathy. 4. Usually diagnosed by the age of 3.