An 80-year-old woman has just undergone cataract surgery at an outpatient surgical center and is being prepared for discharge home. When providing relevant health education, the nurse should teach the patient to:
A) Expect significant pain for the next 24 to 48 hours
B) Irrigate her eye with normal saline solution every 4 to 6 hours
C) Remain on bed rest for the next 2 to 3 days, if possible
D) Avoid bending over for an extended period until the eye has healed
D
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A) Attending physician B) Intensive care physician team C) Registered nurse from organ procurement organization D) Pathophysiologist from the medical examiner's office
Furosemide is added to a treatment regimen for heart failure that includes digoxin. Monitoring for this combination includes:
1. Hemoglobin 2. Serum potassium 3. Blood urea nitrogen 4. Serum glucose
Being responsible and answerable for behaviors, actions, or inactions of self or others under the context of delegation pertains to the principle of __________
a. supervision b. responsibility c. authority d. accountability
A woman living alone has degenerative joint disease, hypertension, and neuropathy. It is difficult for her to bathe herself, and her blood pressure is unstable. What type of care would this patient benefit from most?
A) Acute care B) Ambulatory care C) Home care D) Respite care