An older woman tells the nurse her husband seldom brushes his teeth as he did in the past. Reasons why older clients stop participating in daily oral hygiene practices, such as brushing the teeth, include
A) loss of manual dexterity.
B) malocclusion of teeth.
C) decrease in taste acuity.
D) lack of dental insurance.
A
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1. is used only in the inpatient setting. 2. is implemented by nurses only. 3. focuses on monitoring medications. 4. is a component of case management.
The LPN/LVN can apply a physical restraint to a resident in a long-term care facility when: (Select all that apply.)
a. an order for the restraint is obtained with-in 12 hours of application. b. all other measures have been attempted and failed. c. documentation is made on all failed at-tempts. d. the family is unable to stay with the resi-dent. e. the least restrictive device is chosen.
A nurse educator informs the class that the reasonable person standard is:
a. it takes a reasonable man to maintain a good relationship. b. reasonable men tend to have reasonable children and make good partners. c. used to demonstrate a breach of duty. d. used by state Boards of Nursing to evaluate the male-female ratios according to clinicalposition.
The nurse is discussing listening and communicating with mental health clients in the therapeutic milieu. Clients are encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings and staff members are to:
A) Keep the client on task. B) Tell the client what they should do to get better. C) Hear the client and point out discrepancies in stories. D) Hear what the client says without feeling threatened.