The ability to swallow is less efficient in some diseases and in the elderly.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A nurse enters a client's room and sees a visitor threatening the client. The nurse questions the visitor in a nonthreatening manner. The visitor begins to threaten the nurse. What should the nurse do in this situation?
1. Keep a safe distance from the visitor. 2. Yell for another nurse to assist with the visitor. 3. Leave the room. 4. Threaten the visitor with assault charges.
The nurse is instructing a patient about the use of her oral antimigraine agent. The instruction should include the best effective action of the drug. Which represents the best way to take this agent?
a. Take the medication at the onset of an attack. b. This medication should be taken 30 minutes after the onset of the migraine. c. Take the medication routinely every night. d. Take the medication 30 minutes before meals.
An older adult client has been voluntarily admitted for treatment of alcohol dependency. In im-plementing care, the nurse plans which intervention based upon knowledge about alcohol and aging?
a. Assessing the client for both depression and anxiety b. Discussing the poor prognosis of this dis-order with the client c. Explaining the need for proper nutrition to minimize the effects of alcoholism d. Identifying the effects of chronic alcohol-ism on the human body
Bladder leakage may result from pressure from stool in the rectum.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)