After Teaching a Patient Diagnosed with Progressive Systemic Sclerosis About

question 15

Multiple Choice

After teaching a patient diagnosed with progressive systemic sclerosis about health maintenance activities, the nurse determines that additional instruction is needed when the patient says,

• A) "I should lie down for an hour after meals."
• B) "Paraffin baths can be used to help my hands."
• C) "Lotions will help if I rub them in for a long time."
• D) "I should perform range-of-motion exercises daily."

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, experimentation, and hypothesis testing.

Enlightenment Thinkers

Philosophers and intellectuals of the 17th and 18th centuries who promoted reason, science, and individual rights as the basis of knowledge and government.

Human Institution

A complex structure comprising norms, behaviors, and activities developed by humans to meet societal needs, such as family, education, and government.

Salutary Neglect

Informal British policy during the first half of the eighteenth century that allowed the American colonies considerable freedom to pursue their economic and political interests in exchange for colonial obedience.