A nurse is assisting an older adult in personal hygiene. What should a nurse do when
providing skin care for the client?
A) Bathe the client every day
B) Use soap when giving a bath
C) Avoid applying lotions on the skin
D) Use oils when giving a bath
D
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A nurse planning a staff education session would correctly explain the role of psychopharmacologic treatment as which of the following?
1. Decrease clients' worst symptoms so that they do not require long-term treatment. 2. Promote clients' physiologic stability so that they can grow holistically. 3. Stabilize clients so that they can participate in psychoanalysis. 4. Manage clients so that they are happy and do not have to endure the stresses of everyday life.
Since the death of their youngest son, Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been missing work and leaving their surviving children, aged 8 and 10 years, to make their own dinners as best they can
The children are wearing dirty clothes and are sometimes inadequately clothed. Which outcome would be most appropriate to identify for this family? a. Children will demonstrate improved self-sufficiency. b. Family will demonstrate effective problem-solving skills. c. Parents will demonstrate effective parental role function. d. Family will display understanding of each others' emotional needs.
A patient complains of mouth sores. Upon assessment, the nurse notes white, patchy spots and redness of the tongue and throat. The nurse expects the prescriber to order
a. miconazole (Micatin). b. itraconazole (Sporanox). c. fluconazole (Diflucan). d. nystatin (Mycostatin).
A postpartum client calls the nursery to report that her 3-day-old newborn has passed a green stool. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Take your newborn to the pediatrician." 2. "There might be a possible food allergy." 3. "Your newborn has diarrhea." 4. "This is a normal occurrence."