A nurse is preparing a client for a physical assessment. The client appears anxious about the assessment. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate?

Which one of the following roles of the home health care nurse illustrates the role of coordinator of services?

A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells the nurse, "I am so angry because the nurse practitioner would not give me an antibiotic." What would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is identifying outcomes for a client with the nursing diagnosis of Stress Urinary Incontinence. Which outcome would be related to sphincter incompetence?

A nurse is conducting a lung assessment on a client suspected of having pneumonia. Which finding should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. What is the correct name of this wound?

A nurse is caring for a client in the introductory (orientation) phase of the nurse-client relationship. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse use during this phase?

A client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and must learn how to do his own finger stick blood sugar analysis as part of his treatment. The client has been sullen and uncommunicative since receiving the diagnosis. How can the nurse best increase the client's motivation to learn?

A young man who has had a traumatic mid-thigh amputation of his right leg refuses to look at the wound during dressing changes. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse enters a client's room and sees that ashes from a cigarette are beginning to ignite trash in the wastebasket. What actions should the nurse take first?

The attributes of a professional nurse are: