Which statement best describes trial and error?
a. Information that passes from previous generations
b. Knowledge that comes from seeing, hearing, touching and doing something ourselves
c. ‘Hunch' or ‘gut feeling'
d. Trying out a successive number of ideas to solve a problem
D
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The nurse is evaluating the patient to determine if adequate learning has occurred regarding care of lower back pain. The nurse determines no further teaching is required when observing which patient activities? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient carries items away from the center of the body. b. The patient bends the knees, with the back straight, and crouches to lift an item off the floor. c. The patient uses a lumbar pillow or roll when sitting for long periods. d. The patient performs proper back exercises twice a day. e. The patient maintains proper body weight.
The nurse understands that medications delivered by which route are more likely to cause a drug reaction?
a. Oral b. Topical c. Intravenous d. Intramuscular
A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of right knee pain after being knocked down while playing basketball
The exam reveals the patient experiences difficulty when stepping down on the right leg due to acute pain around the knee and slight swelling of the right knee. What should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? 1. The patient will be sent home with instructions to use ice for one week. 2. The patient will be admitted to the hospital and seen by an orthopedic specialist. 3. The patient will be scheduled to see an orthopedic physician and a tentative appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. 4. The patient will be admitted to the hospital and scheduled for exploratory surgery.
Which would be an expected outcome for the parents of a child with encopresis?
a. The parents will give the child an enema daily for 34 months. b. The parents will develop a plan to achieve control over incontinence. c. The parents will have the child launder soiled clothes. d. The parents will supply the child with a low-fiber diet.