Author Question: A patient complains of foot pain while ambulating in his shoes. The nurse assesses the patient's ... (Read 88 times)

chandani · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient complains of foot pain while ambulating in his shoes. The nurse assesses the patient's feet and determines they are flat. The nurse should

A) Call the patient's physician and report the pain
B) Inform the patient to walk barefoot while in the home
C) Instruct the patient to have his feet measured to determine size
D) Instruct the patient to make an appointment with a podiatrist

Question 2

When an African American adolescent patient asks the nurse how to care for her long hair, which is braided into small braids, the nurse should instruct the patient that

A) Braids should be undone every day
B) Combs should be washed as often as necessary
C) Hair should be washed as often as necessary
D) Lubricants or oils should not be used on the braids