Which type of bath requires a health care provider's order?
a. complete bed c. therapeutic
b. partial d. tub
C
One of the ways in which nurses help clients meet their hygiene needs is to provide an appropriate type of bath: either a cleansing bath (e.g., tub, shower, self-help bed bath, or partial or complete bed bath) or a therapeutic bath prescribed by a physician as a treatment for the client's health problem (e.g., sitz bath or oatmeal bath).
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A nurse is discharging parents and their new infant. When assisting the family to place the infant in a car seat, which observation leads the nurse to reinforce teaching?
A. The baby is wearing a sack-type sleeper. B. The baby is wearing a single layer of clothes. C. The parent checks the temperature of the car seat. D. A rear-facing car seat is in the back seat.
The nurse is explaining to the client that part of the assessment includes inspection. The nurse would know that the client understands inspection when the client makes which statement?
1. "So, you are going to listen to my heart." 2. "So, you will be touching my abdomen." 3. "So, you will be looking at my skin." 4. "So, you are going tap my abdomen."
A patient who has type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse why the provider has changed the oral antidiabetic agent from tolbutamide (Orinase) to glipizide (Glucotrol). The nurse will explain that glipizide
a. has a longer duration of action. b. has fewer gastrointestinal side effects. c. may be taken on an as-needed basis. d. results in less hypoglycemic potential.
Beclomethasone (Beconase) has been prescribed for a client with allergic rhinitis. The nurse teaches the client that which is the most common side effect from continuous use?
a. Dizziness b. Rhinorrhea c. Hallucinations d. Dry nasal mucosa