A community health nurse is dealing with a family in crisis. The nurse remains calm and firmly reassuring when communicating with them. This nurse is avoiding which barrier to communication?
A) Filtering information
B) Emotional influence
C) Language barrier
D) Selective perception
B
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The nurse is working with a patient with a juxtaglomerular cell tumor, which accelerates the function of these cells. What effects should the nurse expect to see with this condition? Select all that apply
A) Increased renin production B) Decreased angiotensin I levels C) Constriction of smooth muscle surrounding arterioles D) Hypertension E) Decreased glomerular filtration rate F) Decreased urine production
During a routine physical assessment, the nurse obtaining a health history notes that a 50-year-old female patient reports pain and redness in the right breast. What is the nurse's best action in response to this finding?
a. Explain to the patient that breast tenderness is normal at her age. b. Tell the patient that redness is not a cause for concern and is quite common. c. Assess the patient as thoroughly as possible. d. Inform her that redness is the precursor to normal unilateral breast enlargement.
Identify the statement that is true about diabetes.
A. Patients' diets are adjusted to limit the intake of carbohydrates in both forms of diabetes. B. Therapy of type 2 diabetics does not include insulin. C. Maintenance therapy of diabetes is directed at regulating the blood glucose level through drug administration only. D. Type 2 diabetics secrete unlimited amounts of insulin from the pancreas.
The home care assistant should be accurate and pay ____________________ to details.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).