The home health nurse stresses to the 70-year-old gay man who has been in a monogamous relationship for 20 years that it is especially important to name his partner as his medical power of attorney (POA) and file advance directives because:
a. all persons older than 60 years should have a medical POA and advance directives.
b. gay and lesbian couples are estranged from their families.
c. life partners frequently abandon unions when terminal illness occurs.
d. life partners have no legal standing and can be prohibited from medical decisions by family.
ANS: D
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x = _____ a. 20 b. 80 c. 320 d. 240
he nurse is monitoring a patient for progression through the grades of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). This morning the patient is exhibiting a positive Babinski reflex. The nurse would conduct additional assessment about which HE grade?
1. I 2. II 3. III 4. IV
The nurse is assessing a child during a well-baby checkup. The parents express concern that their baby does not act as other babies of their friends
The nurse suspects the child may have cerebral palsy when the parents state which of the following? 1. "My 6-month-old baby is rolling from back to prone now.". 2. "My 3-month-old fails to smile at me.". 3. "My 8-month-old can sit without support.". 4. "My 10-month-old is not walking.".
A nurse who tells family members the condition of a newborn baby without first consulting the parents would be considered to have committed
1. a breach of privacy. 2. negligence. 3. malpractice. 4. a breach of ethics.