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:

Assign the nurse to another client to avoid sympathy for the client
Reassure the nurse that the client has hope if she goes through all treatments prescribed for her
Advise the nurse to �be strong and learn to control her feelings�
Ask the other nurses what they feel about the patient to find out if they share the same feelings

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

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?

Mrs. Seva also tells the nurse that she is often constipated. Because she is aging, what physical changes predispose her to constipation?

The nurse understands that one of these factors contributes to constipation:

Mrs. Seva talks about fear of being incontinent due to a prior experience of dribbling urine when laughing or sneezing and when she has a full bladder. Your most appropriate instruction would be to: