When cleansing a wound, the nursing assistant should
A) pour normal saline or cleansing solution onto the wound.
B) begin with the least clean areas to the most clean areas.
C) rub the wound using a back-and-forth motion.
D) cleanse the skin at least one inch beyond the dressing edge.
D
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Nurses need to understand the aging process in order to help their patients:
A) Live longer with their long-term disabilities B) Maintain youth and delay the onset of old age C) Accept the limitations imposed by genetic tendencies toward cellular degeneration D) Postpone the negative consequences of the aging process
A common nursing diagnosis during an acute attack of gout is acute pain related to:
a. edema of the extremities. b. vascular occlusion. c. hyperuricemia. d. deposition of urate crystals in body tissues.
Pathogenicity refers to an organism's ability to:
1. cause disease. 2. penetrate anatomic barriers more easily. 3. multiply more rapidly. 4. use oxygen.
Mr. Lewellyn tells you that he does not want to eat the chocolate cake on his lunch tray and offers it to you. Chocolate cake is one of your favorite foods. What should you do?
A. Thank him, but explain that the cake is for him to eat, not you. B. Eat half of the cake and get Mr. Landon to eat the other half. C. Save the cake in your locker and eat it after work. D. Eat the cake and record that Mr. Landon ate all of his food.