Children who are aged 8 to 10 years are generally able to understand and should have treatment explained to them
Older children who have good maturity and intellectual ability can sign (along with parents or guardians) consent for treatments such as chemotherapy for childhood cancer treatment.
A) True
B) False
B
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The clinical nurse leader notices that staff spend minimal time with a client who is terminally ill
with AIDS. The client confides in the nurse leader that he is having intense emotional reactions to his illness, sometimes feeling angry, sometimes afraid, sometimes feeling abandoned. As the nurse leader considers how to approach the problem of client avoidance with staff, he can hypothesize that the most likely reason for the staff's avoidance is a. the need to use extra infection control precautions. b. feelings of inadequacy in dealing with complex emotional needs. c. knowledge that the client needs time alone with family and friends. d. disapproval of the client's former high-risk lifestyle.
For which reasons is a frail older patient more at risk for poor treatment outcomes in an acute care setting? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Nosocomial infections 2. Iatrogenesis of therapeutic interventions 3. Diagnoses of vague symptoms and problems 4. Assessment of the effects of acute illness on diagnosed chronic illnesses
A nurse is helping a potential home health client acquire the supplies that will be needed once the client is discharged from acute care. When considering these supplies, the nurse should remember that:
A) Medicare will cover supplies, but only with a physician's written order. B) Most clients in this age group live on a fixed income, and supplies used should be as economical as possible. C) Clients have to be responsible for their own supplies. D) Between insurance supplements and Medicare, the elderly client shouldn't have any difficulty with coverage.
The nurse educator instructs a group of staff nurses on environmental risk factors that may lead to violence in the psychiatric setting. Which response by the staff nurse demonstrates that teaching has been effective?
1. "I will maintain the established patient routines." 2. "I will carefully manage patient transitions of care." 3. "I will allow visitors in the patient's room as permitted." 4. "I will assist the patient to maintain self-care."