A resident with dementia urinates in plants and the trash can. You can do which of the following?
a. Ask the person to signal you when she needs to void.
b. Observe for signs that the person needs to void.
c. Insert an indwelling catheter.
d. Ask the resident to tell you when she is incontinent.
B
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1. Stay out of the sun between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. 2. Do not go outside until it is dark. 3. Wear wide-brimmed hats and long sleeves. 4. Do not take a vacation by the ocean.
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A) Develop a student/family/faculty-based program dedicated to education and surveillance. B) Develop a policy to exclude students with a diagnosis of asthma from the admission process. C) Create an asthma prevention plan within the school environment, based in the school nurse office. D) Create an education program for faculty related to the prevention of exacerbation of asthma systems.