Answer to Question 1
D
Good communication skills are critical for adolescents. Following are some hints for communicating with adolescents: Do not avoid discussing sensitive issues. Asking questions about sex, drugs, and school opens the channels for further discussion. Ask open-ended questions. Yes and no questions are closed-ended questions. Look for meaning behind their words and actions. The nurse should inquire about a patient's withdrawn behavior to seek out the meaning of such behaviors. Be alert to clues to their emotional state. The nurse should observe that the patient's statements are congruent with his/her facial expressions of emotion.
Answer to Question 2
A
The nurse should explain that if possible, the bedroom should not be used for intensive studying, snacking, TV watching, or other non-sleep activity, other than sexual activity.
The nurse should instruct the client to avoid heavy meals for three hours before bedtime; a light snack may help.
The nurse should instruct the client to try to exercise daily, preferably in the morning or after-noon, and to avoid vigorous exercise in the evening within two hours of bedtime.
The nurse should advise the client to get out of bed and do some quiet activity until feeling sleepy enough to go back to bed if the client does not fall asleep within 30 minutes of going to bed.
Visual Acuity Testing: Assist the patient in occluding the eye.
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
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Medical assistants are often involved in confidential conversations between the physician and the pa
The correct beginning position for the patient’s feet and crutches (tripod position).
Cyanosis as shown here at the patient’s fingertips results from a lack of oxygen in the tissues