If the contents of a bedpan or urinal appear abnormal, discard the specimen and report the abnormality to the nurse at once.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A mother brings her child into the clinic for an examination of the scalp and hair. She states that the child has developed irregularly shaped patches with broken-off, stublike hair in some places; she is worried that this condition could be some form of
premature baldness. The nurse tells her that it is: a. Folliculitis that can be treated with an antibiotic. b. Traumatic alopecia that can be treated with antifungal medications. c. Tinea capitis that is highly contagious and needs immediate attention. d. Trichotillomania; her child probably has a habit of absentmindedly twirling her hair.
During which stage of the infectious process does a client with chickenpox see the first skin eruptions of the disease?
a. convalescent c. incubation b. illness d. prodromal
Which of the following is the most important component of the Planning Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model?
a. Ensuring that careful records of the decisions made were kept b. Community participation throughout the process c. Intensive planning by all professionals involved d. Selection of professional outcome measures
The nurse manager at a nursing home wanted to use creative thinking to solve the problem of residents' borrowing each other's cigarettes without permission
First, the nurse manager called two licensed staff members into her office to discuss the problem. Next, she called in the nursing assistant to join the group. Finally, she called in the social worker to join the group. The nurse manager employed which technique to solve the problem? a. Ladder of abstraction b. Think tanks c. Stepladder technique d. Delphi technique