You are assisting with post-mortem care. Dentures are not inserted. What should you do with them?
a. Put them in the personal belongings enve-lope for the family.
b. Ask what the family wants you to do with them.
c. Put them in a denture container labeled with the person's name.
d. Put them in the body bag.
C
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A) Keep a food diary to determine the foods that exacerbate the patient's symptoms. B) Provide the patient with a bland, low-residue diet. C) Toilet the patient on a frequent, scheduled basis. D) Liaise with the primary care provider to obtain an order for loperamide.
According to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, there are five factors that a nurse should assess when making a decision to delegate nursing tasks
These factors are assessing the potential for harm, the complexity of the task, the amount of problem solving and innovation re-quired, the unpredictability of the outcome, and the: a. amount of time that the task will take. b. degree of comfort the delegatee has with the task. c. level of patient interaction. d. method of measuring outcomes.
A pregnant patient has chosen to give birth in a hospital that is designated as mother friendly. What information should the nurse teach the patient to expect when admitted for the birth of her baby? (Select all that apply.)
A) Application of continuous fetal monitoring prior to delivery B) Routine policies for perineal shaving and admission enemas C) Accurate information about procedures, drugs, and tests D) Algorithm to determine when to artificially rupture the membranes E) Support for making informed choices about what is best for the baby
Older adults require more dietary vitamin D than younger adults because
a. breakdown of vitamin D is increased. b. absorption of vitamin D is less efficient. c. their skin is less able to synthesize vitamin D. d. body fat levels are higher, and vitamin D is fat soluble.