A client admitted to the healthcare facility is reported missing from his room. The client
returns early next morning. What procedure is followed by the healthcare facility with
regard to this client?
A) The client needs to sign an "against medical advice" form.
B) The client needs to leave the facility.
C) The client needs to repeat the admission procedure.
D) The client needs to have discharge form signed by physician.
C
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A nurse is instructing a diabetic patient, who has a severe respiratory infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, how to monitor his glucose levels while taking cefazolin. The nurse will instruct the patient to use
A) Fehling solution for testing. B) Benedict solution for testing. C) Clinitest tablets for urine testing. D) blood testing for glucose level.
In counseling a patient who has decided to relinquish her baby for adoption, the nurse should
a. Affirm her decision while acknowledging her maturity in making it. b. Question her about her feelings regarding adoption. c. Tell her she can always change her mind about adoption. d. Ask her if anyone is coercing her into the decision to relinquish her baby.
You accept a job at Fair Haven Nursing Center. Which does occur during new employee orientation?
a. You learn to be a preceptor. b. You learn about the patients you will be assigned to the next day. c. You demonstrate procedures the nurses do. d. You learn how to use the center's supplies and equipment.
While giving a history, the patient reports having carpal tunnel syndrome. Based on this information, what technique does the nurse include in a focused assessment?
a. Ask the patient to press the pads of the right and left fingers against each other and hold for 1 minute. b. Ask the patient to push the hand against the nurse's forearm while attempting to flex the wrist. c. Ask the patient to flex both wrists and press the dorsal aspects of the hands together for 1 minute. d. Hold pressure to the radial and ulnar pulses and watch for blanching.