A client has developed neuropathy as he has aged. What would be the most important teaching intervention for the client and family?
A) Provide a comfortable temperature in the home
B) Reduce the temperature on the water heater
C) Keep the environment warmer in winter
D) In high temperatures, have adequate ventilation
Ans: B
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? After repeated complaints the nurse manager asks maintenance to change the arrangement of the room. How did this conflict generate this change? 1. The complaints motivated the nurse manager to make the change to increase unit effectiveness. 2. The room design was uncomfortable for the nurses, which convinced the nurse manager to change the design. 3. The nurse manager was afraid the nurses would refuse to work in the room so the room had to be changed. 4. The nurses would keep complaining so the nurse manager changed the room to stop the griping.
The nurse is transporting a patient in respiratory isolation to the radiology department. What intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Cover the patient with a sheet b. Take the patient down the service elevator c. Apply a mask to the patient d. Call x-ray to come and get the patient
The patient has been in bed for several days and needs to be ambulated. Before ambulation, the nurse
a. Removes the gait belt to allow for unrestricted movement. b. Has the patient get up from bed before he has a chance to get dizzy. c. Has the patient look down to watch his feet to prevent tripping. d. Dangles the patient on the side of the bed.
The nurse is teaching the caregivers about the immediate care of the newborn circumcised without a plastibell. The nurse would teach the caregivers to:
a. apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the circumcision b. remove any yellow exudate that accumulates on the penis about the second day after circumcision c. apply powder to the area of the circumcision d. use hydrogen peroxide to wash the circumcision area after each voiding