This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: When assessing for Homans' sign, the nurse should a. slightly bend the patient's knee and sharply ... (Read 46 times)

Mr.Thesaxman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 514
When assessing for Homans' sign, the nurse should
 
  a. slightly bend the patient's knee and sharply dorsiflex the patient's foot
  b. compress both the radial and ulnar arteries
  c. palpate the femoral arteries
  d. inspect both legs from the groin to the foot

Question 2

Which statement is true about Florence Nightingale as a nursing theorist?
 
  a. She believed that formal education was not needed for nurses.
  b. She developed principles of nursing that fit the modern definition of a theory.
  c. She considered nursing to be a calling.
  d. She stressed the importance of caring for the ill person rather than caring for the illness.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Tonny

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
Answer to Question 1

A
The Homans' sign is assessed by slightly bending the patient's knee and sharply dorsiflexing the foot. If the patient feels pain in the calf area of the leg, the test is positive. Compression of the radial and ulnar arteries is a part of the Allen test. Palpation of the femoral arteries and inspection of the lower extremities are parts of the routine physical assessment.

Answer to Question 2

D
Nightingale did not develop a theory of nursing but rather provided the profession with the philosophical basis from which other theories have emerged and developed. She stressed the importance of caring for the ill person rather than caring for the illness. The person was a passive recipient of care and nursing's primary focus was on the manipulation of the person's environment to maintain or achieve a state of health.




Mr.Thesaxman

  • Member
  • Posts: 514
Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


Missbam101

  • Member
  • Posts: 341
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Congestive heart failure is a serious disorder that carries a reduced life expectancy. Heart failure is usually a chronic illness, and it may worsen with infection or other physical stressors.

Did you know?

About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.

Did you know?

In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.

Did you know?

Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.

Did you know?

Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library