Pressure ulcers develop most commonly where ____________________ come close to the skin surface.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
bones
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The nurse assigned to the assertive community treatment program is responsible for determining the
location of a new inner city site for a 3-hour block of time each Tuesday. The nurse has learned the following facts: A conference room is available on the sixth floor of city hall as well as a large lobby area on the first floor, either of which could each be used as a site between 9 AM and noon. City police have been successful in clearing homeless individuals from a two-block area around city hall. A firehouse near city hall has offered a room that could be used on alternate Tuesdays from 2 to 5 PM. A fast-food restaurant located approximately four blocks from city hall is willing to allow use of its "party room" from 7 to 10 AM. The most preferable site would be the a. city hall conference room. b. city hall lobby. c. firehouse room. d. restaurant "party room.".
The nurse is accompanying the client to the diagnostic imaging unit for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Which action, by the nurse, is most important prior to the test?
A) Instruct the client that the scanner makes loud clanging. B) Calculate drop per minute for intravenous fluids and infuse by gravity. C) Support client, if nervous, by words of encouragement. D) Ensure that the client does not ingest fluids in the waiting area.
The nurse participating in the care of pregnant adolescents who are at risk because of substance abuse has presented a program to them to promote wellness
Which of the following statements, if made by the pregnant adolescent, indicates that she understands her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy? 1. "I should seek prenatal care at some point in the pregnancy.". 2. "My anemia and eating mostly fast food are not important.". 3. "I need to take good care of myself by participating in vigorous exercise.". 4. "Smoking and using crack cocaine can harm my baby.".
The night shift nurse is listening to report and hears that a patient has paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. What does the nurse plan to do next?
a. Instruct the patient to sleep in a side-lying position and then check on the patient every 2 hours to help with switching sides. b. Make the patient comfortable in a bedside recliner with several pillows to keep the patient more upright throughout the night. c. Check on the patient several hours after bedtime and assist the patient to sit upright and dangle the feet when dyspnea occurs. d. Check the patient frequently because the patient has insomnia due to a fear of suffocation