which of the following nonpharmacological methods cannot be used to manage the chronic pain of a client with rheumatoid arthritis
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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson

1. Which of the following nonpharmacological methods cannot be used to manage the chronic pain of a client with rheumatoid arthritis?

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

2. On inspection, which client does the nurse suspect of having a visual impairment?

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Tilting the head may indicate a visual impairment as the client attempts to compensate for vision loss.

3. The nurse is planning care for a post-operative client after a total hip arthroplasty. What is the priority nursing intervention?

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

4. What is correct about a nursing diagnosis?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. Choice A is correct because it identifies nursing diagnosis as related to human responses to health conditions or life processes. Choice B is incorrect because nursing diagnoses can change as the patient's condition changes. Choice C is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is about responses, not just identifying pathology. Choice D is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is not the same as a disease, illness, or injury; it is a statement about the patient's response to these conditions.

5. A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

Correct answer: B

Rationale:

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