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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Adult

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A 30-year-old patient refuses to adhere to the twice-a-day ordered sessions in physical therapy. The nurse might approach this problem by:
  1. Planning a conference with the patient, the physical therapist, and the nurse present to discuss the patient’s feelings
  2. Being the patient’s advocate and asking the physician whether therapy can be decreased to once daily
  3. Assuring the patient that pain medication will be administered before the scheduled physical therapy
  4. Having the patient observe the progress of a more cooperative patient with the same problem
Explanation
Answer - A - The nurse might approach this problem by planning a conference with the patient, the physical therapist, and the nurse present to discuss the patient’s feelings. This includes the patient in the problem solving process.
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