The nurse outlines the benefits of the utilization of a home health aide for his or her ability to assist a home-bound client with (select all that apply):
1. bathing.
2. doing laundry.
3. shopping for groceries.
4. administering medication.
5. ambulating.
1, 5
Home health aides may assist with bathing, ambulation, skin care, and minor homemaking chores. They are not qualified to administer medication. Tasks of laundry, heavy house cleaning, and grocery shopping are inappropriate for the home health aide and are more ap-propriately assigned to a homemaker serviceperson.
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The clinic nurse speaks with the student nurse prior to the physical examination of a pregnant woman who is 32 weeks gestation
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1. Dehydration 2. Fruity breath odor 3. Hypertension 4. Bradycardia 5. Kussmaul breathing 6. Abdominal pain
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a. Ptosis b. Diplopia c. Dysphagia d. Aphasia