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When caring for a client who reports using herbal supplements. Which phase of the nursing process is most appropriate for documenting this information?
assessment
______ reduces systemic absorption and increases local effectiveness. Contamination of the dropper must be avoided.
nasolacrimal occulsion
Skin should be ___ and ___ before applying topical medications to promote absorption and prevent infection.
clean and dry
______ and ______ are recognized to have a major impact on the development of chronic illness.
poverty and socioeconomic disadvantage
Loss of a body part from injury is what type of loss
situational loss
Gathering information about medication and CAM use occurs during ________ phase. This data is essential before making nursing diagnoses or planning care.
assessment
A parent reports their child experiences discomfort when receiving ear drops. What nursing action would be most appropriate?
warm drops to room temperature.
Chronic laxative use increases the risk for ______ and _____ _______ .
dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
When teaching a group of older persons about cultural beliefs and death, the nurse should maintain
rituals and practices to allow a sense of acceptance of the dying process.
Some people may demonstrate anger or denial as a response to___
grief
which phase involves establishing goals and expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses.
planning phase
A client is applying topical corticosteroids under plastic wrap several times daily. What would be our response
Educate !
occlusive dressings increase systemic absorption and risk skin thinning and adverse effects.
Which nursing intervention should be implemented first for chronic constipation?
Non‑pharmacologic measures such as fluids, fiber, and activity are first‑line interventions.
Patients with chronic illness want the health care system to provide them with ways to adjust to ...
disease consequences
Kübler-Ross’ traditional theory involves five stages of grief. The _____ stage of adjustment to an impending death can involve resistance, agitation to a person or situation
anger
_______ were responsible for the highest proportion of global deaths in 2012
cardiovascular disease (37%)
Ginkgo increases _____.
bleeding risk
What best reflects the nurse’s role regarding CAM use?
The nurse’s role is assessment, education, safety, and collaboration, not prescribing.
______ is the simultaneous occurrence of several chronic medical conditions, which may or may not be related to each other, in the same person.
multimorbidity
Since behavioural responses to stress include temporary changes such as irritability, changes in memory, and poor concentration when doing patient teaching it is important to
have the pt repeat the information back
_____ and _____ characterize the second bereavement phase in Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. Emotional outbursts are common in this phase.
yearning and searching
When a pt is using ginkgo the nurse must ___, ____, and _______.
assess, document, notify provider
When caring for patients experiencing grief or a first dying patient, it is important for the nurse to ...
Develop an understanding of his or her own feelings about death.
What will be most important to include in discharge teaching?
how to prevent and manage a crisis.
____ risk factors cannot be changed.
non modifiable