The nurse is caring for a client with limited movement who weighs 415 pounds and will plan to use which assistive device when moving this client up in bed?
A. Mechanical lift
B. Turn sheet
C. Fiction-reducing device
D. Pull sheet
Answer: A
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Critical illness often results in family conflicts. Which scenario is most likely to result in the greatest conflict?
a. A 21-year-old college student of divorced parents hospitalized with multiple trauma. She resides with her mother. The parents are amicable with each other and have similar values. The father blames the daughter's boyfriend for causing the accident. b. A 36-year-old male admitted for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. He has been living with his 34-year-old girlfriend for 8 years, and they have a 4-year-old daughter. He does not have written advance directives. His parents arrive from out-of-state and are asked to make decisions about his health care. He has not seen them in over a year. c. A 58-year-old male admitted for coronary artery bypass surgery. He has been living with his same-sex partner for 20 years in a committed relationship. He has designated his sister, a registered nurse, as his healthcare proxy in a written advance directive. d. A 78-year-old female admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. Her hemoglobin is decreasing to a critical level. She is a Jehovah's Witness and refuses the treatment of a blood transfusion. She is capable of making her own decisions and has a clearly written advance directive declining any transfusions. Her son is upset with her and tells her she is "committing suicide."
The nurse is caring for a client after a stroke. The client has a right facial droop, drools continuously, and chokes on her own saliva. What rehabilitation team member should the nurse consult to ensure client safety?
a. Speech-language pathologist b. Nutritionist c. Rehabilitation case manager d. Cognitive therapist
The theory that focuses on how values and norms affect organizational activity is:
a. Structural contingency theory b. Institutional theory c. Resource dependence theory d. Systems theory
After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what is a nurse's next action?
a. Designing interventions to include in the plan of care b. Determining the goals and outcome criteria c. Implementing the nursing plan of care d. Completing the spiritual assessment