Without proper hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), nursing assistants may carry a communicable disease from work to home. Infections of this type are called
A. Airborne infections
B. Systemic infections
C. Occupational infections
D. Health care-associated infections (HAI)
Answer: D
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Which option is not a primary reason that documentation is important?
a. Documentation enables the team to pro-vide care to meet a resident's individual needs. b. Documentation helps defend the nurse in the event of a possible lawsuit. c. Documentation enables a patient to re-ceive consistent care from one shift to the next. d. Documentation is the basis for reim-bursement to the facility.
Which statement is true regarding clients and the use of "natural products" such as herbs?
1. Clients do not always reveal their use of natural products. Only one third of clients are providing information regarding complementary therapies. 2. Natural products are always safe because they are biologically based. 3. The Food and Drug Administration monitors herbal remedies, and labeling is always accurate. 4. All clients are aware that natural products may be hazardous to their health.
A child 2 years of age is hospitalized for a surgical procedure. Although previously all fluids were taken from a cup, the toddler wants a bottle to suck on. The nurse recognizes this behavior as what?
A) Totally unacceptable B) Proof that the child is sick C) Normal regression D) Abnormal behavior
Neuromuscular blocking agents achieve chemical paralysis by:
A) agonizing muscarinic receptor sites and increasing acetylcholine production. B) binding to nicotinic receptor sites on muscle cells and antagonizing acetylcholine. C) inhibiting cerebellar activity, thereby decreasing voluntary muscle movement. D) blocking the action of the sodium-potassium pump, causing muscle paralysis.