Patient-centered care
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and requests spiritual support. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Tell me what I can do to help fulfill your need for support."
A nurse is caring for a client whose religious belief prohibits them from receiving blood products. The client states, "My adult children don't agree with my beliefs and want me to receive a transfusion." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"You have the right to choose what treatments are best for you."
A nurse is planning an in-service for a group of staff nurses about spiritual care. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as appropriate for a consultation with pastoral staff? (Select all that apply.)
-Ethical dilemma -Terminal illness -Death of a client -Hardship
A nurse enters a client's room and finds the client crying. The nurse sits beside the bed in silence. Which of Swanson's five categories of caring behaviors is the nurse demonstrating?
Being with
A nurse is caring for a client who is emotionally distraught. Which of the following uses of touch should the nurse implement to convey caring?
Briefly holding the client's hand
A nurse manager is planning an in-service about culturally competent care. Which of the following cultural competencies should the manager describe as enabling a nurse to interact with clients from other cultures?
Cultural encounters
Match the expected communication/teaching method with the appropriate generation. (Drag the options on the left to the matching options on the right.)
Generation Y Flexible, may use technology, frequent feedback Generation X Direct, to the point Silent Generation Face-to-face, written, formal Generation Z/Post-Millennial Text/digital, short pieces of information, positive reinforcement Baby Boomer Meeting or face-to-face, sincere
A nurse is caring for a client who states the health care provider recommends treatment to provide comfort because a cure is not possible. To which of the following concepts is the provider referring?
Palliative care
Match the health care terms with the correct definition. (Drag the options on the left to the matching options on the right.)
Palliative care Implementing treatments that provide pain relief or enhance the quality of life, but do not provide a cure Medically futile Implementing treatments when the treatments will not provide a cure or extend life Quality of life The fulfillment of one's purpose and meaning in life Potentially inappropriate treatment Implementing a treatment that does what it is intended to do, but is not appropriate for the client in this particular situation
A nurse is caring for a client who tells the nurse, "Something is wrong. I feel like God is so far away from me and I don't know what to do." Which of the following is the client experiencing?
Spiritual distress
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for opioid analgesia. The client tells the nurse, "I don't want to take that medication because it makes me sleepy." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"I will speak to your provider to see if there is a different medication to treat your pain."
A charge nurse is discussing culturally competent care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make?
"It is important to evaluate your own preconceived ideas about other cultures."
A nurse is providing information to a client who is from the Baby Boomer generation about a newly prescribed medication. Using information about generational preferences, which of the following methods of teaching should the nurse use?
Talk with the client in person