Environmental interventions for patients with dementia include all of the following except:
a. a cool room temperature
b. alarms on exits
c. disguising exits
d. areas for safe wandering
A
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What caused this change?" Which response by the nurse is best? 1. "Doctors just want clients to go home sooner these days." 2. "It really doesn't matter. Don't worry about it." 3. "Research indicates it is normal for bowel function to slow for a few days." 4. "We used to give all clients laxatives, but now they cost too much."
On what do community health nurses focus?
1. Ability to pay for care 2. Diagnoses 3. Client aggregates 4. The total person
A client asks the nurse where their appendix is. Which response should the nurse provide?
A. "It is attached to the large intestine at the cecum." B. "It is attached to the sigmoid colon." C. "It is attached to the large intestine." D. "It is attached to the small intestine at the cecum."
An elderly client has a fractured hip and is in Buck's traction. The client is disoriented and cannot express herself. At 0730 the client was calm. Now, at 0930, the client is restless and agitated. The nurse reviews the medication administration record. The last dose of opioid was at 0330. The nurse assesses the client's agitation may be from
a) Recurring pain b) Effects of the opioid medication c) Increased uptake of opioids d) Diminished pain perception