A 48-year-old male client is recovering from a stroke. He has been discharged to home, is taking his medications appropriately, and is making significant progress with managing his diet and stress
He continues to have difficulty with activities of daily living, especially those activities that require fine motor skills. He is worried about this as his job requires a significant amount of fine motor skill. Based on her assessment, the nurse makes a referral to the
A) social worker.
B) occupational therapist.
C) physical therapist.
D) speech therapist.
B
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a. Shave the hair off the patient's chest. b. Place the patient on a heart monitor. c. Put on a pair of disposable gloves. d. Measure the dose directly on the patient's skin.
The patient expresses concern about the confidentiality of his medical information since, "so much of it gets faxed around nowadays." How should the nurse respond to this concern?
1. "The hospital follows the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which identifies steps we must take to keep your information confidential." 2. "Since computers have moved away from linear thinking to a greater systems approach, concerns about information confidentiality have decreased." 3. "We use point-of care, a documentation system that will not allow your information to be shared." 4. "This is a really big concern. You never know who could be reading those faxes that we send. There is no way to be sure that they are really going to the person they are sent to."
The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The child's eating patterns are unpredictable. One day the child will eat almost nothing, the next day the child eats everything on her tray. The nurse recognizes that this type of insulin would most likely be used in treating this child?
What will be an ideal response?
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