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Title: What should the nurse do to decrease the potential for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a patient who ...
Post by: jk56 on Mar 8, 2018
What should the nurse do to decrease the potential for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a patient who is a paraplegic from a spinal cord injury?
 
  a. Massage the patient's legs daily
  b. Perform passive range-of-motion exercises
  c. Encourage frequent warm baths
  d. Allow the patient's legs to dangle for a period of 10 minutes several times a day

Question 2

What is the best way to define a handicap?
 
  a. Any loss of function
  b. A disability that interferes with one's normal functioning
  c. Any loss of ability to perform activities of daily living
  d. An irreversible lifelong impairment

Question 3

When caring for a 32-year-old Hispanic male who has become disabled, on what should the rehabilitation team base the priority of treatment goals?
 
  a. Difficulty of the language barrier
  b. Cultural significance of the disability
  c. Depth of the patient's support system
  d. Attitude toward rehabilitation

Question 4

What symptom of hospice patients is the most dreaded and feared, and should be a priority of symptom management?
 
  a. Fear
  b. Anger
  c. Grief
  d. Pain

Question 5

When a deficiency in nutritional status of a patient is assessed, what action should be taken by the hospice nurse?
 
  a. Make a comprehensive grocery list for the caregiver
  b. Alert the licensed medical nutritionist
  c. Seek culturally appropriate methods to increase nutrition
  d. Instruct the caregiver to give the patient multivitamins


Title: What should the nurse do to decrease the potential for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a patient who ...
Post by: xoxolove on Mar 8, 2018
Answer to #1

ANS: B
DVTs are a problem for patients with a spinal cord injury. Passive range-of-motion exercises manipulate the muscles, which improves venous return, reducing the probability of DVT.

Answer to #2

ANS: B
A handicap is a disadvantage for a given individual from an impairment that limits his or her role performance. A particular handicap for one person might not pose any handicap for another with the same disability. An impairment is a loss of function. A functional limitation is a disability that interferes with one's normal functioning. A chronic illness is an irreversible lifelong impairment.

Answer to #3

ANS: B
Culture defines the significance of disease and disability. Although all of the options must be addressed, the significance of the disability has highest priority.

Answer to #4

ANS: D
While hospice patients experience all of these symptoms, pain is the most dreaded and feared. Pain disrupts the quality, activities, and enjoyment of life. Pain should be a priority of symptom management in hospice care.

Answer to #5

ANS: B
The hospice nurse can call on the nutritionist for assistance for the patient who is assessed as having a nutritional deficit. The nutritionist can then provide assistance with meal planning and diet counseling.