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dbose

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While the nurse is taking the health history, a patient states, My mother and sister both had double mastectomies and were unable to be very active for weeks. Which functional health pattern is represented by this patient's statement?
 
  a. Activity-exercise
  b. Cognitive-perceptual
  c. Coping-stress tolerance
  d. Health perceptionhealth management

Question 2

A patient is seen in the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and hypotension. Which type of assessment should the nurse do at this time?
 
  a. Focused assessment
  b. Subjective assessment
  c. Emergency assessment
  d. Comprehensive assessment



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The information in the patient statement relates to risk factors and important information about the family history. Identification of risk factors falls into the health perceptionhealth maintenance pattern.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Because the patient is hemodynamically unstable, an emergency assessment is needed. Comprehensive and focused assessments may be needed after the patient is stabilized. Subjective information is needed, but objective data such as vital signs are essential for the unstable patient.




dbose

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!


JCABRERA33

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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