A nurse and a primary care provider inform a client that chemotherapy is recommended for a diagnosis of cancer. Which nursing action is most representative of the concept
of holism?
Respuesta
Offer to come to the client’s home to provide needed physical care.
Contact the client’s spiritual adviser
Inquire how this will affect other aspects of the client’s life.
Provide the client with information about how to join a support group
Pregunta 2
Pregunta
A nurse is planning a workshop on health promotion for older adults. Which topic will be included?
Respuesta
Prevention of falls
Cardiovascular risk factors
Adequate sleep
How to stop smoking
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
While hospitalized, a client is very worried about business activities. The client spends a great deal of time on the phone and with colleagues instead of resting. Which principle of need therapy applies to this client?
Respuesta
His higher level need cannot be met unless the lower level physiological need is met.
His lower level physiological needs are being deferred while higher needs are addressed.
The higher need takes precedence and the lower need no longer must be met.
It is necessary for someone else to meet his higher level needs so he can focus on the lower level needs.
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
Which statement by the client best represents the contemplation stage of the stages of behavior change?
Respuesta
“I currently do not need to exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months.”
“I have tried several times to exercise 30 minutes three times a week but am seriously thinking of trying again in the next month.”
“I currently do not exercise 30 minutes three times a week, but I am thinking about starting to do so within the next 6 months.”
“I have exercised 30 minutes three times a week regularly for more than 6 months.”
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
A client who is 46 pounds overweight tells you, “I was just born to be fat. I don’t have the willpower.” Although weight loss occurred while attending two previous programs that “guaranteed” weight loss, the weight returned along with extra pounds after each program. According to the Health Promotion Model, the nurse is most likely to focus on which behavior-specific cognition and affect variable for this client?
Respuesta
Perceived barriers to action
Perceived self-efficacy
Interpersonal influences
Situational influences
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
Based on the Life-Change Index, which individual would have an increased possibility of illness in the near future?
Respuesta
A 25-year-old man who recently married his high school sweetheart
A 35-year-old man fired from his job
A 40-year-old woman beginning a nursing program
A 50-year-old woman whose husband died a month ago
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
The nurse who is assisting a client in the action stage of change would use which strategy?
Respuesta
Reinforce the importance of providing rewards for positive behavior.
Ask the client if he or she would like information.
Guide the client to create a plan of action.
Remind the client of previous successes
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Which is the best response by the nurse if a client fails to follow the information or teaching provided?
Respuesta
Give up, because the client doesn’t want to change
Develop a tough approach.
Reteach the information, because the nurse is the expert.
Reassess the client’s importance given to the behavior and readiness to change it.
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
A client is admitted for heart failure. The nurse assesses that the client’s blood pressure is below normal range and the apical pulse is 110. The nurse knows that the increase in the client’s pulse illustrates which aspect of the client’s homeostatic mechanism?
Respuesta
Compensation
Decompensation
Self-regulation
Equilibrium
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
Using Maslow’s framework, which statement characterizes the highest level of need?
Respuesta
“Nurse, my pain is severe . . . is it time for my shot?”
“I felt welcomed when I first joined the group and I look forward to the monthly meetings.”
“I’m very proud of receiving the Employee of the Month award.”
“There have been home break-ins with burglary in our neighborhood. We are thinking of moving.”