In discussing the discharge to a transitional sub-acute facility with a 72-year-old diabetic who has had both legs amputated, the nurse informs the patient that his stay in the new fa-cility will be:
1. limited to 25 days.
2. limited to 50 days.
3. limited to 75 days.
4. totally unlimited.
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Medicare limitations are waived in the case of amputations.
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The nurse is planning interventions to promote the health of a family struggling with loss of energy and privacy for the parents. In which family stage is the family?
A) Family with young children B) Family with adolescents and young adults C) Family with middle-aged adults D) Family with older adults
A student comes to the college health clinic with typical cold symptoms of fever, sneezing, and coughing, but the nurse also notes small white spots on the inside of the student's cheeks
Which of the following actions should be taken by the college health nurse? a. Inform all students, staff, and faculty of a possible rubella epidemic b. Inform all students, staff, and faculty of a possible measles epidemic c. Reassure the student that it is just a bad cold and will soon pass d. Tell the student to take two acetaminophen and drink lots of fluids
Millie Martin is a nurse at an elementary school. One of the teachers has expressed concern about a 1st grader named Debbie. Lately, Debbie has become withdrawn, refuses to go outside for recess, has difficulty sitting still in class,
and sometimes reverts to a fantasy world that she has told her teacher about. Based on what the teacher has told Millie, she suspects that Debbie might be suffering from: 1. Emotional maltreatment. 2. Physical abuse. 3. Physical neglect. 4. Sexual abuse.
When providing denture care,
A) providing privacy is not necessary. B) store plastic dentures in a cup of hot water. C) wearing gloves is not necessary. D) line the sink with paper towels.