When coordinating the health care for children with complex health problems, the nurse is performing which of the following roles?
1. Health educator
2. Case manager
3. Consultant
4. Counselor
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The nurse may perform the role of case manager for the child who is disabled or chronically ill needing to see many health care providers.
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A nurse is showing an elderly client the correct method of self-administering an insulin injection at home using an insulin pen. Which of the following points should the nurse tell the client in order to avoid lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy?
A) Change the needle daily. B) Rotate the site with each injection. C) Apply local anesthetic to the injection site a few minutes prior to injection. D) Massage the injection site for 30 seconds after administration.
When the nurse is documenting data regarding a client's complaint of abdominal pain, the following data is included: Select all that apply
1. Pain began 24 hours ago. 2. Walking exacerbates the pain. 3. Belching has lessened the pain. 4. Pain described as sharp and stabbing. 5. Client fears losing job if pain causes another absence.
Professional standards influence a nurse's clinical decisions by
a. Bypassing the patient's feelings to promote ethical standards. b. Establishing minimal passing standards for testing. c. Requiring the nurse to use critical thinking for the highest level of quality nursing care. d. Utilizing evidence-based practice based on nurses' needs.
The nurse is interviewing the caregivers of a child admitted with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The caregiver states, "She is hungry all the time and eats everything, but she is losing weight." The caregiver's statement indicates the child most likely has:
What will be an ideal response?