An elderly person is in the last stages of dying. Which of the following would be the best form of care for him?
1. Home health
2. Assisted living
3. Nursing home
4. Hospice
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Hospice would be the best form of care for a person in the last stages of dying.
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A nurse assesses a client after an open lung biopsy. Which assessment finding is matched with the correct intervention?
a. Client states he is dizzy. - Nurse applies oxygen and pulse oximetry. b. Client's heart rate is 55 beats/min. - Nurse withholds pain medication. c. Client has reduced breath sounds. - Nurse calls physician immediately. d. Client's respiratory rate is 18 breaths/min. - Nurse decreases oxygen flow rate.
Which laboratory value would require that the nurse closely monitor a patient's cardiac rhythm?
1. Chloride 94 mEq/L 2. Calcium 2.2 mmol/L 3. Potassium 3.3 mEq/L 4. Phosphate 3 mg/dL
Which is the sequence of steps in the nursing process?
a. Implementation, evaluation, planning, assessment b. Planning, assessment, implementation, evaluation c. Assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation d. Evaluation, implementation, assessment, planning
Which requires nursing assistant training and competency evaluation?
a. Medicare and Medicaid b. Health maintenance organizations c. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 d. The Older Americans Act