A toddler is brought to the well-child community clinic by her grandmother. The health history reveals recurrent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Her physical exam reveals a negligible gain in height and weight, lethargy, and a delay in achieving milestones. As a result of the child's delays, multiple disciplines would likely be involved in caring for the child. Which of the following represents the most effective role the nurse would play in caring for the child?
a. Coordinator
b. Teacher
c. Counselor
d. Advocate
Question 2
A patient has been discharged home after being hospitalized for a fractured foot following a motor vehicle accident.
The doctor has ordered physical therapy for the patient to help gain strength and flexibility after the cast can be removed. This patient will likely receive a referral for what tertiary service?
a. Respite care
b. Home health care
c. Wound care
d. Rehabilitation care
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
Health care setting.
Teaching Today's Health, 10th Edition
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals, 4/E