When a postsurgical patient sits up with his or her legs over the edge of the bed, it is called dangling
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The LPN/LVN contributes to nursing diagnoses by
1. Identifying client strengths 2. Naming health problems that can be prevented 3. Understanding the nursing diagnoses identified by the RN 4. Developing a list of independent nursing interventions 5.
Before interviewing a new client, the nurse is told by another health care worker, "I know that client
He's usually nutty as a fruitcake when he is admitted, and not much better when we discharge him.". The nurse's responsibility is to a. accept the other worker's assessment as fact. b. form an impression based on the data he or she collects from all sources. c. validate the worker's impression by contacting the family and other secondary sources. d. discuss the worker's impression with the client during the course of the assessment interview.
Which of the following groups are at greatest risk of depression?
a. elderly women and minorities b. young men and Caucasians c. middle-aged men and Asians d. children and adolescents
The nurse is assessing a client who has received a tentative diagnosis of delirium. The nurse is talking with the family about the major cause of the client's condition
Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to say to the family? A) "Basically, this diagnosis is based on the inability to talk normally." B) "This diagnosis was based on the fact that you reported there had been a gradual onset of symptoms." C) "This diagnosis is predominately based on the rapid onset of impaired consciousness." D) "This diagnosis was determined based on your report that the client was exposed to an infectious agent."