When providing client care and implementing the nursing plan, the ...

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When providing client care and implementing the nursing plan, the nurse utilizes which of the following skills in all nursing activities?
 
  1. Cognitive skills
  2. Interpersonal skills
  3. Technical skills
  4. Psychomotor skills

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who just had a bronchoscopy performed and is asking for a drink of water, reporting that his mouth feels very dry. The nurse:
 
  1. Gets the client a small glass of water to sip on.
  2. Informs the client he is not allowed to have water.
  3. Tests the client's gag and swallow reflexes.
  4. Uses a lemon glycerine swab to moisten the oral cavity.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Cognitive skills include problem solving and decision making. They are not always used in nursing activities.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The nursing process always begins with assessment, so the nurse will assess to determine whether the client has intact gag and swallow reflexes first. Even a lemon glycerine swab could result in aspiration if the client's reflexes are absent.