PrepU Ch. 4
Nursing, as a profession, has long held the belief that providing nursing care to an individual patient means providing nursing care to the entire family. What does this mean when put into a holistic framework of patient care?
Active participation by individuals and families in health promotion is integral to this framework of patient care.
A nurse is assessing a client with stress-related problems. Which factor influences responses to stressors?
social support
The nurse is aware that basic client needs must be met before a client can focus on higher ones. According to Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, which example would be the highest priority for a client after physiologic needs have been met?
Grab bars are installed in a client bathroom to facilitate safe showering.
The nurse assesses a client who is postoperative day 1 following a total abdominal hysterectomy. Assessment data includes blood pressure (BP) 150/88 mm Hg, heart rate (HR) 100 beats/min, respiratory rate (RR) 22 breaths/min with a pain scale of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. The abdominal dressing is clean, dry, and intact. The client's prescriptions indicate ambulation today. Which is the priority nursing action?
Medicate the client for pain as prescribed by the health care provider.
Which theorist supports the developmental framework of family assessment?
Duvall
Parents raising two school-aged children incorporate their religious beliefs into the family's daily life. The family's beliefs regarding religion include dietary considerations, worship practices, attitudes, and values. This is an example of which function of the family?
Socialization
The parents of a blended family have a baby boy age six months who is due for immunizations. The clinic closest to their home has recently closed, and they feel intimidated by the prospect of going to the large, university hospital near their home. Which type of factor is the primary influence on this aspect of the family's health?
Community health care structure
A family that consists of two homosexual parents and three children living in the same house is an example of which type of family?
Nuclear
A nurse is implementing interventions that focus on protecting a client from physical and emotional harm. Which category of needs is the nurse addressing?
Safety and security
A family assessment of a father, mother, and four children has suggested the presence of several risk factors. Which aspect of the family's structure and function would be considered a psychosocial risk factor?
The parents have a tumultuous relationship, with frequent separations in the past.
A client with persistent nausea is diagnosed with somatization. What is the appropriate nursing action when the client reports nausea?
sit with the client and ask them about their feelings
The nurse enters the client's room in the acute care unit immediately after the client experiences a generalized tonic-clonic type seizure in bed. What is the first action the nurse should take?
Position the client in a side-lying position.
The nurse is conducting a family assessment of a traditional family. Which assessment data cue describes the socioeconomic status of the family?
The father is an engineer and the mother is an elementary school teacher.
A nursing student's parents are both physicians. The nursing instructor may feel the student has
Been socialized in healthcare
A client says, "I live in a small community on the northwest side of the city." Why does the nurse consider it significant that the client reports living in a community rather than a neighborhood?
Community indicates people who share similar characteristics.
The nurse performs an assessment of the client and the family to have a better understanding of client and family needs. Which is an individual need?
Safety
A nurse in the emergency department assesses a 3-year-old child with a fractured femur, a hematoma on the back of the head, and multiple 1-cm round scabs and blisters on the upper back. The parents state that their child sustained the injuries by falling out of a high chair. What is the best action for the nurse to take?
Report the suspected child abuse to Child Protective Services.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has just lost a leg in a motor vehicle accident. Which human need would the nurse most likely need to address?
Self-esteem needs
A client comes to the health center for a follow-up visit. Assessment reveals that the client is experiencing problems ambulating and moving about due to degenerative joint disease; in addition, the client is feeling isolated due to the limitations in mobility. The client also reports feeling anxious about the future related to the mobility issues and being unable to fulfill the role as the major provider. Which need would the nurse identify as the priority?
Mobility
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old client hospitalized for dehydration. The nurse notices that the client is shivering and takes the client's temperature. The nurse notes an oral temperature of 97.8°F (36.6°C). The client also reports being "chilly." Which nursing action is most appropriate?
Offer the client an extra blanket.
