A patient recovering from a stroke at home seems to have a pleasant environment. Family members come in to talk with him, and he has his own familiar clothing and books in his room. A calendar shows the current date.
A television and a radio are near his bed. No one disturbs him with the details of his condition. However, he seems depressed and anxious. A visiting nurse would most likely recommend which of the following? A) Encouraging reminiscence.
B) Giving him antidepressant drugs.
C) Redecorating his room.
D) Giving him more information.
Question 2
A patient, an African American, is the mother of a 9-year-old child with sickle cell anemia. She asks the nurse if sickle cell anemia occurs frequently in her race. The correct response is that
a. it is a very rare disease.
b. approximately 1 of 500 African Americans has sickle cell anemia.
c. approximately 1 of 2,500 African Americans has the disease.
d. approximately 1 of 10 African Americans has the disease.
Stained section of cerebral cortex from autopsy of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A patient with exophthalmos.
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
The Mulleta family of Ethiopia, described in the opening vignette.
The family described in Example Case 5