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Mr.Thesaxman

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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.



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Answer to Question 1

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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

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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

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


bulacsom

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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