The nurse is preparing to admit a patient from the emergency department. The transferring nurse reports that the patient is obese.
The nurse has been overweight at one time and works very hard now to maintain a healthy weight. She immediately thinks to herself, I know I tend to feel negatively about obese people; I figure if I can stop eating, they should be able to. I must remember how very difficult that is, and be very careful not to be judgmental of this patient. This best illustrates:
1) Theoretical knowledge.
2) Self-knowledge.
3) Using reliable resources.
4) Use of the nursing process.
Question 2
How does nursing diagnosis differ from a medical diagnosis? A nursing diagnosis is:
1) Terminology for the client's disease or injury.
2) A part of the client's medical diagnosis.
3) The client's presenting signs and symptoms.
4) A client's response to a health problem.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
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Common patient positions.
A patient with goiter due to iodine deficiency.
Emergency Care