While supervising a student, a nurse intervenes when the student performs a bed bath and
1. Covers the patient with a bath blanket.
2. Uncovers the entire body when washing.
3. Washes extremities from distal to proximal.
4. Folds the washcloth into a mitt around the hand.
ANS: 2
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A) Mononucleosis B) Streptococcal pharyngitis C) Viral pharyngitis D) Candida albicans
On which statement about life span communication differences can the nurse rely when implementing patient care?
a. Children from birth to age 2 are most soothed by a high-pitched tone of voice. b. Preschool children tend to respond well to a reasoning approach. c. It is important to try to communicate with teens using their slang. d. Elderly people hear lower frequency sounds more easily than high-pitched sounds.
An elder is living independently in a single room in a full-service life care community. This living arrangement is described as:
1. Adult day care 2. Home care 3. Nursing home 4. Assisted living
To prevent the abduction of newborns from the hospital, the nurse should:
a. Instruct the mother not to give her infant to anyone except the one nurse assigned to her that day. b. Apply an electronic and identification bracelet to mother and infant. c. Carry the infant when transporting him or her in the halls. d. Restrict the amount of time infants are out of the nursery.