A Nurse Is Discharging a Client After a Total Hip

question 33

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discharging a client after a total hip replacement.What statement by the client indicates good potential for self-management?

• A) "I can bend down to pick something up."
• B) "I no longer need to do my exercises."
• C) "I will not sit with my legs crossed."
• D) "I won't wash my incision to keep it dry."

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Definitions:

Self-knowledge

One's understanding and awareness of their own personality, feelings, motives, and desires.

Introspection Theory

A psychological theory which suggests that the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings can provide insight into one's behaviors and mental states.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Cognitive Dissonance

An uncomfortable inconsistency among one’s actions, beliefs, attitudes, or feelings. People attempt to reduce it by making their actions, beliefs, attitudes or feelings more consistent with one another.