The nursing interventions appropriate for the patient with presbycusis would be:
1. Speak clearly and distinctly while facing the patient.
2. Announce your presence when entering the patient's room.
3. Place needed articles within easy reach.
4. Orient the patient to time and place as needed.
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Presbycusis is hearing loss. Get the patient's attention so that the patient can concentrate on what you are saying, or read lips.
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The prognosis is guarded. Which action by the healthcare facility is indicated? A) Notify a local homeless shelter. B) The hospital will approach a judge to have the client become a ward of the state. C) The hospital will assume implied consent for care for a period of 48 hours and then move forward if there is no change to name a guardian. D) The client will be represented by the hospital social worker until he regains consciousness or a guardian is appointed.
The parents of child recovering from surgery to repair vesicoureteral reflux ask the nurse if they can do anything to help with the care of their child. What should the nurse encourage the parents to do at this time?
A) Help the child with a tub bath. B) Bring in games and other diversions to keep the child distracted while on bed rest. C) Assist the child out of bed while keeping the drainage bags below the level of the catheter. D) Provide hard candy to help with mouth dryness because the child will be on a fluid restriction.
The nurse's assessment of a community-dwelling adult suggests that the client may have drug allergies that have not been previously documented. What statement by the client would confirm this?
A) "I tend to get sick in the stomach when I take antibiotics." B) "I've been told that aspirin might have caused my stomach bleed a few years back." C) "I broke out in hives and got terribly itchy when I started a new prescription last year." D) "When I fell last year, the doctor said that it might have been because of my blood pressure pills."
Which group tends to have the highest rate of drug use?
A. Asian B. White C. Hispanic D. Black E. American Indian/Alaskan Native