A client who has degenerative arthritis of the knees and hips for which she takes nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drugs tells the nurse For the past month I have been having a lot of trouble
sleeping.
I cannot seem to fall asleep, and then when I finally do get to sleep, I find I wake up a
number of times during the night.. Which information should the nurse seek initially?
a. Are you snoring a lot?
b. Do you have pain at night?
c. Do you sleep better with the radio on?
d. Can you define good sleep' for me?
Question 2
The family scenario that presents the greatest risk for family violence is
a. a husband who is unemployed and has low self-esteem associated with lack of
employability, a wife who loses her job, and a developmentally delayed
3-year-old son.
b. a husband who finds employment 2 weeks after a layoff from his previous job, a
wife who has stable employment, and a child doing well in school.
c. a single mother with an executive position, a 10-year-old precocious daughter,
and a widowed grandmother living in the household to provide child care for the
10-year-old child.
d. a single gay male parent, an adolescent son who has just begun dating girls, and
the father's unmarried sister who has come to visit for 2 weeks.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Weber test: Place the base of the tuning fork on top of the client’s head.
Who Takes Care of the Children While the Mothers Are at Work?
Supine position. Placement of bolsters under the knees and neck.
Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee