Answer to Question 1
D
Suctioning is most appropriate for someone with increased lung secretions who may have difficulty getting them up on their own. In this case, the stroke patient would have decreased coughing abilities and already has a diagnosis of pneumonia. The 5-year-old child would benefit from an inhaler. A chest tube is needed for the pneumothorax. Suctioning is contraindicated in patients with a myocardial infarction.
Answer to Question 2
D
When caring for clients experiencing grief, it is important for the nurse to assess his or her own emotional well-being and to understand his or her own feelings about death. The nurse who is aware of his or her own feelings will be less likely to place personal situations and values before those of the client.
Although coursework on death and dying may add to the nurse's knowledge base, it does not best prepare the nurse for caring for a dying client. The nurse needs to have an awareness of his or her own feelings about death first, as death can raise many emotions.
Being able to control one's own emotions is important; however, it is unlikely that the nurse would be able to do so if he or she has not first developed a personal understanding of his or her own feelings about death.
Experiencing the death of a loved one is not a prerequisite to caring for a dying client. Experi-encing death may help an individual mature in dealing with loss, or it may bring up many nega-tive emotions if complicated grief is present. The nurse is best prepared by first developing an understanding of his or her own feelings about death.
Percussion for Ascites: Shifting Dullness, Patient on Left Side
THE DIMENSIONS OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
Sample new patient registration form.
Medical assistant interviewing a patient.
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Hypothetical Exchanges of Information within the Brain of a Patient with Visual Agnosia