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piesebel

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When assisting a client with ambulation using an assistive device such as parallel bars or a walking belt, what should the nurse observe the client for in order to ensure safety?
 
  A) Length of stride
  B) Pallor or dizziness
  C) Upper arm strength
  D) Tone of lower body muscles

Question 2

A nurse is working with an adult client who has been admitted with hyperglycemia following a period of poor glycemic control.
 
  The nurse has many similarities to the client with regard to age, gender, and socioeconomic status but is careful to utilize therapeutic communication techniques rather than social communication. How does therapeutic communication differ from social communication? A) Therapeutic communication relies heavily on technical medical vocabulary while social communication uses colloquialisms.
  B) Therapeutic communication focuses primarily on problems while social communication addresses positive aspects of the client's life.
  C) Therapeutic communication focuses on the requirements of the nurse while social communication is more reciprocal.
  D) Therapeutic communication is focused on a particular goal while social communication is more superficial in content.



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Answer to Question 1

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When assisting a client with ambulation using an assistive device such as parallel bars or a walking belt, the nurse should observe the client for pallor, weakness, or dizziness. Strength, gait, and muscle tone would be closely observed by the nurse but these variables do not have such a direct bearing on safety.

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Social communication is superficial; it includes common courtesies and exchanges about general topics. Therapeutic verbal communication involves the use of words and gestures to accomplish a particular objective. This does not mean, however, that therapeutic communication depends heavily on technical vocabulary or is focused solely on problems. Therapeutic communication is focused on the needs of the client, not the nurse.




piesebel

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


nathang24

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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