A person is preparing to return home following a 2-week hospital stay for congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Which of the following referrals would be most beneficial for the person?
a. Transportation assistance
b. Home-delivered meals
c. Adult day care
d. Home health nursing
Answer: d. Home health nursing
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A) Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine B) Isoniazid (INH) for six months C) Yearly skin testing until negative D) A combination of at least three drugs for 18 months
Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
a. Finding your fit in positions and a career path. b. Maintain a professional status. c. Act in a manner that is legal and ethical. d. Understand the role expectations of a po-sition.
The client is postoperative from a left-sided mastectomy. She says that the incision and the inner side of her arm from the armpit to the elbow are numb. What is the nurse's best action?
A. Teach the client to avoid lifting heavy objects. B. Measure the circumference of the client's left arm. C. Document the finding as the only action. D. Notify the surgeon.
At what age can a child be trusted to self-identify for medication administration?
a. preschool c. adolescent b. school-aged d. none