Postmortem care includes which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Placing the patient in a prone position
B) Leaving the eyes open
C) Replacing dentures and other prosthetics
D) Allowing the family to spend time with the patient
E) Removing all clothes and jewelry
F) Providing a full bath
C) Replacing dentures and other prosthetics
D) Allowing the family to spend time with the patient
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How can health care best ensure that all of its practitioners meet current standards of care?
1. Encourage practitioners to find alternate, quicker ways to implement interventions. 2. Create clearly written, easily updated policy and procedure manuals. 3. Refuse to tolerate those who are slow to adapt new standards of care. 4. Emphasize protection of the hospital when developing internal standards and policies.
The nurse instructs a pregnant patient who is at home on bed rest to drink at least eight glasses of fluid each day. What would be the best method to encourage the patient to drink this amount?
A) Get up every hour and get a drink from the refrigerator. B) Keep a pitcher of fluid readily available on a bedside table. C) Drink cool liquids and avoid hot liquids because they increase thirst. D) Drink the eight glasses before the spouse leaves for work in the morning.
A drug causes muscarinic-receptor blockade. A nurse will assess the patient for:
a. dry mouth b. gynecomastia c. pseudoparkinsonism d. orthostatic hypotension
While planning care for an elderly patient, the nurse remembers that increased age is associated with: (select all that apply)
a. increased T-cell function. b. decreased immune function. c. increased production of antibodies. d. decreased numbers of circulating immune complexes. e. decreased ability to fight infection.