Nurses working on a memory care unit, where most residents experience chronic confusion, can help with reality orientation by doing of the following?

A nurse is caring for a burn patient. Which action best prevents contractures?

A mother is concerned about her daughter’s lethargy after having her first seizure. The nurse’s best response to the mother’s concerns would be: 

The patient with myasthenia gravis is scheduled for plasmapheresis. The nurse corrects the patient’s thoughts about what aspect of the procedure: 

A 9-year-old, with a known seizure disorder, presents to the emergency room for treatment of a laceration on his head. The mother states her son has a history of simple partial seizures but this time he just dropped to the floor without warning. This new behavior could be a sign his seizure activity is progressing into: 

After receiving external radiation, the nurse should be diligent in assessing which of the following?

Your patient has been taking his Sinemet (carbo-levodopa) as ordered for the past year but is now experiencing an increase in his Parkinson’s symptoms. The most appropriate statement on why this may be occurring would include which? 

Mr. Jones, 89-years-old, exhibits being in the Erikson stage of Integrity when you witness which of the following behaviors?

A home health nurse has been working with a family who’s been taking care of the grandmother for many months now. On her last visit, the daughter (primary care provider) seems more tired and frustrated at her mother’s deterioration. While talking with the daughter she tells the nurse she is having a tough time performing her role as a mother and a wife too. The nurse should offer help with finding or arranging which of the following?

The nurse reminds the 45-year old female patient the American Cancer Society’s recommendations for early detection of cancer include she: