A home health nurse is performing a home visit to an elderly client who has early-stage dementia. The nurse observes that some of the client's pill bottles are empty, even though the client is not due for refills for 2 weeks
What nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize when planning this client's care?
A) Impaired Home Maintenance Management
B) Ineffective Coping
C) Knowledge Deficit
D) Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management
D
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What is the nurse achieving through this approach? A) Interpreting what the patient has said B) Evaluating what the patient has said C) Assessing what the patient has said D) Validating what the patient has said
A patient is known to have a history of alcohol abuse. In prescribing drug therapy for this patient, the health care provider must consider that the substance to which the patient may be tolerant owing to his alcohol use is:
a. Cocaine b. Caffeine c. Benzodiazepines d. Amphetamines
The nurse is preparing to admit a child to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. The nurse understands that the peak age at onset for this disease is what?
a. 2 to 4 years b. 5 to 7 years c. 8 to 10 years d. 11 to 13 years
A clinical specialist in gerontology accepted a position with the local health department as a community/public health nurse. For whom can the nurse expect to provide care?
a. To geriatric clients and the local senior citizen centers b. To the neighborhood at highest risk in the city c. To the neighborhood where the nurse lives d. To wherever the nurse selects