Nursing Fundamentals A PrepU questions
The nurse is caring for a client following gastrointestinal diagnostic testing. The client verbalizes feeling shame due to having frequent gas. Which nursing suggestion is best?
"Having gas following the procedure is normal. Expel the gas to decrease discomfort."
A 13-year-old adolescent with hyperthyroidism who takes antithyroid medication has a sore throat and a fever. The parent calls the nurse and asks what to do. Which is the best response from the nurse?
"Please take your child straight to the emergency department."
When the preoperative client tells the nurse that the client cannot sleep because the client keeps thinking about the surgery, an appropriate reflection of the statement by the nurse is:
"The thought of having surgery is keeping you awake."
The nurse is teaching the parents of a 6-year-old who has sustained a large laceration about providing care to the wound at home. The nurse determines that the parents need additional teaching when they state:
"We need to keep the wound tightly bandaged for at least 3 days."
A client is admitted to the facility with an exacerbation of chronic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The client gets angry when the call bell isn't answered immediately. What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
"You seem angry. Would you like to talk about it?"
A client with lymphoma tells the nurse that a holistic practitioner has offered to treat the client with coffee enemas. How does the nurse respond?
"You should speak with your oncologist about this treatment."
A nurse is assessing vital signs on a pregnant client during a routine prenatal visit. The client states, "I know labor will be so painful, it sounds awful. I am sure I will not be able to stand the pain; I really dread going into labor." What is the best response from the nurse?
"You're worried about how you will tolerate the pain associated with labor."
When completing the morning postpartum data collection, the nurse notices the client's perineal pad is completely saturated. Which action should be the nurse's first response?
Ask the client when she last changed her perineal pad.