Central New Mexico Community College

The nurse has completed discharge teaching for a client recently diagnosed with anorexia. What statement by the client indicates additional teaching is needed? a. The nurse has completed discharge teaching for a client recently diagnosed with anorexia. What statement by the client indicates additional teaching is needed? b. " I will eat three meals a day even if they are small. c. "The prom is coming up and I don't want to be fat again." d. "If I gain 5 pounds this month my cl...

Communication - Answer Ongoing, dynamic series of events that involves the transmission of meaning from sender to receiver. Feedback - Answer Response to the sender sent by the receiver regarding the message. Message - Answer Information sent or expressed by the sender in the communication process. Perceptual bias - Answer The use of personal perception to judge others. Referent - Answer Factor that motivates a person to communicate with another individu...

nurse is providing passive range of motion (ROM) for a patient with impaired mobility. Which technique will the nurse use for each movement? a. Each movement is completed quickly and smoothly by the nurse. b. Each movement is moved just to the point of resistance by the nurse c. Each movement is repeated 5 times by the patient. d. Each movement is performed until the patient reports pain. - Answer b. Each movement is moved just to the point of resistance by the nurse Rationale: Move...

Transference - Answer when the patient relates the nurse to somebody they knew in the past Countertransference - Answer When the patient reminds the nurse of somebody and she responds to the patient in the way she would respond to the person the patient reminds her of Cultural filters - a form of cultural bias that that determines what we pay attention to and what we ignore. - Answer Double - Answer blind message- the receiving of multiple contradictory messages...

A nurse manager is addressing the issue of lateral violence among the nursing staff on a medical-surgical unit. Which intervention by the nurse manager is most effective in preventing and managing lateral violence A. Implementing a strict hierarchical structure within the nursing team. B. Conducting periodic team-building workshops and communication training. C. Ignoring the issue to avoid escalation of conflicts. D. Assigning blame to individuals involved in lateral violence incidents. - An...

A nurse is performing cardiac assessment on a patient. Where will the nurse place the stethoscope to determine auscultation of Erb's point? 1) Third left intercostal space (3rd LICS) 2) Fourth left intercostal space (4th LICS) 3) Second left intercostal space (2nd LICS) 4) Second right intercostal space (2nd RICS) - Answer 1) Third left intercostal space (3rd LICS) A nurse is assessing a patient's neck veins. Which finding would suggest that the patient may have heart failure ...

What is the proper position to use for an unresponsive patient during oral care to prevent aspiration? (Select all that apply.) a. Prone position b. Sims' position c. Semi-Fowler's position with head to side d. Trendelenburg position e. Supine position - Answer b,c The student nurse is teaching a family member the importance of foot care for his or her mother, who has diabetes. Which safety precautions are important for the family member to know to prevent infection? (Select ...

abd - Answer abdomen ADA - Answer American Diabetes Association ad lib - Answer as desired ADL's - Answer activities of daily living Ac - Answer before meals AKA - Answer above knee amputation Am - Answer morning Amb - Answer ambulatory A/O - Answer alert and oriented as tol - Answer as tolerated bilat - Answer bilateral BKA - Answer below knee amputation BM - Answer bowel movemen...

A patient has fallen several times in the past week when attempting to get to the bathroom. The patient gets up 3 or 4 times a night to urinate. Which recommendation by the nurse is most appropriate in correcting this urinary problem? a. Limit fluid and caffeine intake before bed. b. Leave the bathroom light on to illuminate a pathway. c. Practice Kegel exercises to strengthen bladder muscles. d. Clear the path to the bathroom of all obstacles before bedtime. - Answer ...

A client has been admitted to the cardiac unit, and test results are available. The nurse is writing a plan of care for this client. On what would the nurse base interventions? - Answer Patterns of subjective and objective data A client has had a head injury affecting the brain stem. What is located in the brain stem that may affect respiratory function? - Answer respiratory center After teaching a group of students about age-related changes in the lungs, the instructor determi...