This causes her anxiety as shown by increase in her pulse and respiratory rate, sweating and feelings of tension.

21. Considering her level of anxiety, the nurse can best assist Nancy by:

Giving her activities to divert her attention
Giving her clear but brief information at the level of her understanding
Giving detailed explanations about the treatments she will undergo
Preparing her and her family in case surgery is not successful

The question from the test: Nursing practice i � foundation of professional nu.

Nancy blames God for her situation. She is easily provoked to tears and wants to be left alone, refusing to eat or talk to her family. A religious person before, she now refuses to pray or go to church stating that God has abandoned her. The nurse understands that Nancy is grieving for her self and is in the stage of:

The nurse visits Nancy and prods her to eat her food. Nancy replies �what�s the use? My time is running out.� The nurse�s best response would be:

The nurse feels sad about Nancy�s illness and tells her head nurse during the end of shift endorsement that �it�s unfair for Nancy to have cancer when she is still so young and with two kids�. The best response of the head nurse would be:

Realizing that she feels angry about Nancy�s condition, the nurse learns that being self-aware is a conscious process that she should do in any situation like this because:

Seva, 52 years old, asks you about possible problems regarding her elimination now that she is in the menopausal stage.

26. Instruction on health promotion regarding urinary elimination is important. Which would you include?