The nurse recognizes that an ongoing assessment will help set priorities in the nursing care plan of a long-term care resident. Timely assessments allow the planning process to be:
a. based on the patient's disease process.
b. patient-centered.
c. preferential.
d. categorized.
B
The planning process must be patient-centered.
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The nurse should educate the client to avoid which of the following nonprescription medications without permission from the physician, as they can interfere with the action of cardiotonic drugs? Select all that apply
A) Antacids B) Antidiarrheals C) Topical arthritis treatments D) Artificial tear products E) Allergy products
Which type of insurance is generally the most preferable for the most nurses?
1. Claims-made 2. Employer-sponsored 3. Occurrence-based 4. Certificate-based
After an assessment, the nurse determines that a client's sequential compression devices need to be removed. What should the nurse document about this client's status in the medical record?
1. Client ambulating without assistance. 2. Client complains of numbness, tingling, and leg pain with the sequential compression devices. 3. Client requested devices to be removed. 4. Client to wear sequential compression devices during sleep.
As a result of seizure activity, a computed tomography (CT) scan was performed and showed that an 18-month-old child has intracranial arteriovenous malformation. When developing the child's plan of care,
what would the nurse expect to implement actions to prevent? A) Drug interactions B) Developmental disabilities C) Hemorrhagic stroke D) Respiratory paralysis