In orienting a visually impaired patient to a meal plate, the most appropriate actions of the nurse would include:
a. identifying the location of the plate.
b. holding the patient's hand and directing it to the plate.
c. putting eating utensil in the patient's hand.
d. identifying food according to an imagi-nary clock face.
D
Identifying food location by position on an imaginary clock face is helpful to the visually im-paired patient.
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A first-day postoperative client who had a hysterectomy voids for the first time after her urinary catheter is removed. She voids 20 mL of urine and reports feeling bladder fullness. Which of the following interventions may promote urination at this time?
1. placing the client on a bedpan instead of the toilet 2. getting the client up to the bathroom and stand next to her while she sits on the toiled 3. encouraging the client to strain until the stream begins 4. having the client use a spray bottle to spray warm water on the perineum
Patients with poor nutritional status before surgery are at high risk for pneumonia or wound infections after surgery because
a. they are likely to lose more blood and body fluids during surgery. b. they are likely to already have pneumonia or infections before surgery. c. they have an increased prevalence of nau-sea and vomiting after surgery. d. their nutrient stores may be inadequate to meet increased needs during recovery.
A student reads in a chart that a child has been diagnosed with mixed precocious puberty and asks for an explanation. What explanation by the healthcare professional is most accurate?
a. When a child develops some secondary sex characteristics of the opposite sex b. When a child does not develop any identifiable external sex organs c. When early puberty occurs due to multiple, integrated causative effects d. When early puberty has signs of physical and hormonal abnormalities
Which should the nurse include in the plan of care for a pediatric client who is diagnosed with periorbital ecchymosis? Select all that apply
1. Apply ice to the site for 5 to 15 minutes every hour for the first 1 to 2 days. 2. Apply warm compresses beginning on day 3. 3. Apply antibiotic ointment to the conjunctiva for 7 to 10 days. 4. Apply a patch to the affected eye for 5 to 7 days. 5. Apply antibiotic drops to the conjunctiva for 7 to 10 days.