Several staff members are talking and laughing at the nurses' station. Besides causing a lot of noise, what other problem does their behavior create?
a. Their behavior is negligent.
b. Their behavior is abuse.
c. Patients and residents cannot hear what their visitors are saying.
d. Patients and residents may think the staff are talking and laughing about them.
D
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A patient is beginning therapy with oral methotrexate [Rheumatrex] for rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse will teach this patient about the importance of:
a. having routine renal and hepatic function tests. b. limiting folic acid consumption. c. reporting alopecia and rash. d. taking the medication on a daily basis.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving formula through intermittent tube feedings. When caring for this patient, the nurse should
1. Keep the patient in a supine position. 2. Warm the formula in the microwave oven. 3. Maintain the formula at room temperature. 4. Administer the formula directly from the refrigerator.
Factors that contribute to homelessness are very complex and include such things as poverty, lack of affordable housing, substance abuse, and
1. The AIDS epidemic. 2. Deinstitutionalization of mentally ill persons. 3. The "graying of America" (increase in the number of elderly). 4. Racism. 5. The recent influx of immigrants.