Jacob McGinnis Dynamic

A nurse is teaching an adolescent about various strategies for chronic pain management. Which of the following activities should the nurse use as an example of the nonpharmacological strategy of thought-stopping? : _ A. Assemble a puzzle X (!} B. Discuss a recent pleasurable event c Tighten and then relax each body part v {__) D. Repeat memorized facts about the painful event Graded Response: Incorrect Correct Answer: D. Repeat memorized facts about the painful event Peer Comparisol A Having the adolescent repeat memorized facts about the painful event is an example of the nonpharmacological pain management strategy o8 lof thought-stopping. Thoughts such as "the pain will be gone soon” or "I'll be home by this time tomorrow" can help the adolescent control the pain. After listing the facts, the nurse should then have the adolescent condense and memorize the facts to repeat them whenever pain c . occurs. o I Incorrect Answers: A. Having the adolescent put together a puzzle is an example of the nonpharmacological pain management strategy of distraction. B. Having the adolescent discuss a recent pleasurable event is an example of the nonpharmacological pain management strategy of guided imagery. C. Having the adolescent tighten and then relax each body part is an example of the nonpharmacological pain management strategy of relaxation. A nurse is caring for a preschooler who was brought to an outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of a vesicular, honey-colored crusty region around the nose and mouth. If the provider determines the lesions to be impetigo contagiosa, what should the nurse anticipate teaching the child’s parent about the illness? (Select all that apply.) A. Apply a topical antibacterial ointment to the lesions |_ B. Wash the child's bed linens daily with hot water |j C. Administer acyclovir oral suspension to prevent recurrence D. Allow the crust covering the infected lesions to remain intact E. Wash hands before and after contact with the affected area Graded Response: Incorrect Correct Answers: Peer Comparison A. Apply a topical antibacterial ointtom tehe nlestion s o » I B. Wash the child's bed linens daily with hot water B fi E. Wash hands before and after contact with the affected area C - Impetigo contagiosa is a bacterial infection of the skin. Therefore, the nurse should plan on teaching the child’s parents about topical ®D _ application of an antibacterial ointment. The parents should wash their hands before and after contact with the affected area and wash the ®CE — child’s bed linens daily in hot water to decrease the risk of reinfection or transmission. Incorrect Answers: C. The nurse should teach the child's parents about administering antibacterial medications. Acyclovir is an antiviral medication used for the treatment of viral skin infections. D. The nurse should plan on teaching the child's parents to wash the crusts each day with water and soap to promote healing.