A nurse is caring for a newly admitted diabetic patient. When performing the initial assessment, the nurse demonstrates use of a closed question when stating:
a. What time do you take your insulin?
b. How do you feel about taking insulin?'
c. Tell me about your support system.
d. How do you feel about having diabetes?
Question 2The nurse assures a patient that the purple, raised, immature scar of his surgical wound is normal and caused by _______ formation.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 3When treating the child with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP), the nurse instructs the parents that, as part of the treatment plan, the child must be seen:
a. every 2 weeks to a month.
b. weekly.
c. monthly.
d. every 6 weeks.
Question 4A nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing excruciating pain and requires frequent administration of analgesics. The nurse demonstrates aggressive communication when stating:
a. Please let me know when you start to have pain.
b. Let's practice some guided imagery.
c. Let's try repositioning you.
d. I will only medicate you every 4 hours.
Question 5A generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group is known as a(n):
a. dialect.
b. religion.
c. ethnicity.
d. stereotype.
Question 6A nurse caring for a pediatric patient is most likely to be perceived as nonthreatening by:
a. tightly crossing her arms.
b. maintaining an open posture.
c. maintaining a tense posture.
d. standing at the bedside.
Question 7The father of an American Indian has just died. Immediately after death, the nurse should:
a. provide privacy so that the family may touch and kiss the deceased goodbye.
b. ask about providing help with the death ceremony.
c. carefully wrap the deceased's clothing for the family to take home.
d. mention the deceased by name frequently.
Question 8A patient has just had a liver biopsy. Immediately following this procedure, the nurse should:
a. assist the patient up to a chair.
b. keep the patient on his or her left side.
c. assist the patient with ambulation.
d. tell the patient to avoid coughing.
Question 9The nurse is recording a history for a child who has been diagnosed with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). The finding that is characteristic of this disorder is:
a. morning headaches.
b. pain for 3 consecutive months.
c. febrile episodes in the late afternoon.
d. diaphoresis when attacks occur.
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