What should the nurse do to decrease the potential for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a patient who ...

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