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craiczarry · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Several non-nursing theories and models of health and wellness are used by nurses, such as: Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Body Systems Model.
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
3. Developmental theories.
4. Environmental Model.
5. Wellness Model.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who had a left mastectomy several years ago and was admitted to the acute care facility secondary to lymphangitis.

What nursing interventions will be included in the plan of care? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Increase activity levels.
2. Elevate left arm.
3. Application of heat to the left arm
4. Massage of the left arm
5. Keep the client in the supine position as often as possible.

kilada · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3
Rationale 1: The body systems model focuses on abnormalities.

Answer to Question 2

2,3
Rationale: Elevating the arm will help to make gravity work with the body to reduce edema, and applications of heat will cause vasodilation, which will also help to remove excess fluid. The nurse must use caution when applying heat to avoid burning the client. Massage of the arm could cause additional trauma. Increasing activity levels will have no helpful affect, and it is not necessary to keep the client supine so long as the arm is elevated in whatever position the client assumes.