A Hispanic patient is frustrated because the healthcare team does not understand the importance of hot and cold therapies. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?
1) Powerlessness
2) Impaired Verbal Communication
3) Spiritual Distress
4) Risk for Noncompliance
Question 2
The physician prescribes metoprolol tartrate (a beta blocker) for an African American patient with hypertension. Based on the patient's ethnicity, the nurse should monitor the effectiveness of therapy closely, because:
1) Higher doses of the drug may be needed to be effective.
2) More gastrointestinal side effects occur with this group.
3) Flushing and palpitations are common among African Americans.
4) Rebound hypotension commonly occurs in this group.
The effectiveness of patient education
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
Patient Education Follow-up Plan
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
Symptoms of a patient in shock.