A client has been diagnosed with dementia. The family wants to know how to plan for the future. The best response by the nurse is:
A)
"Dementia is a progressive deterioration. It's important for you to clearly understand what to look for in symptoms."
B)
"You should plan right now on which long-term care facility you will want to utilize when the time comes."
C)
"Dementia can be treated once the cause is known."
D)
"Your family member's symptoms will get worse, but there are medications to stop the progress."
A
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a. identify the patient's physiologic base-lines. b. ultimately create a plan of care that pre-vents disability and dependence. c. initiate the therapeutic nurse-patient rela-tionship. d. document self-care deficiencies that the patient exhibits.
Which task is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)?
a. Complete the initial admission assessment and plan of care. b. Document teaching completed before a diagnostic procedure. c. Instruct a patient about low-fat, reduced sodium dietary restrictions. d. Obtain bedside blood glucose on a patient before insulin administration.
The student nurse is doing a literature review on evidence-based practice (EBP). Which of the following demonstrates that the student understands the benefits of EBP?
1. Presenting a paper about skin assessment . 2. Repositioning a client at risk for skin breakdown every 2 hours. 3. Explaining literature searches to fellow students. 4. Trying to find other problems to implement EBP.
Nursing care for the child in congestive heart failure includes which action?
a. Counting the number of saturated diapers b. Putting the infant in the Trendelenburg position c. Removing oxygen while the infant is crying d. Organizing care to provide rest periods