The nurse explains that the tool that allows the evaluation of core function in a resident in a long-term facility is the ______ ________ _______
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
Minimum Data Set
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What group actions are likely to occur? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The remaining group members may begin to use manipulation to get the tasks done. 2. The other group members may attack the noncompliant member. 3. Other group members will quietly complete the noncompliant member's work. 4. The remainder of the group will ignore the noncompliant member. 5. The group members will extend patience and understanding to the noncompliant member.
A patient is noted to have a high level of non-goal-directed motor activity, running from chair to chair in the solarium. He is wide eyed and seems terror stricken
He cries, "They're coming! They're coming!" He neither follows staff direction nor responds to verbal efforts to calm him. Which nursing response should be the highest priority? a. Reduce his fearfulness and running b. Increase environmental stimuli c. Respect the patient's personal space d. Encourage clarification of feelings
A nurse has obtained an order to remove a patient's NG tube and has prepared the patient accordingly
After flushing the tube and removing the nasal tape, the nurse attempts removal but is met with resistance. Because the nurse is unable to overcome this resistance, what is the most appropriate action? A) Gently twist the tube before pulling. B) Instill a digestive enzyme solution and reattempt removal in 10 to 15 minutes. C) Flush the tube with hot tap water and reattempt removal. D) Report this finding to the patient's primary care provider.
What behaviors would indicate that the treatment plan for a client in alcohol rehabilitation can be
evaluated as effective? a. Abstinent 10 days; states she can maintain sobriety for 1 day at a time; has spoken with employer, who is willing to have her start work in 3 weeks b. Abstinent 15 days; states she has her problems licked; plans to seek a new job where she will not have to face peers who know her history c. Attends AA daily; states many of the members are real alcoholics; thinks she may be able to help some of them find jobs in her company d. Abstinent 21 days; states in future she will never drink during the day or on the job; plans to stop by the bar after work occasionally to show her friends her newly found health