Which of the following nursing interventions would be appropriate in reducing the risk of infections?
A)
Wear a mask for all client care.
B)
Raise the temperature in the client's room.
C)
Wash hands.
D)
Assess vital signs only once daily.
C
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Which of the following best describes what Lillian Wald suggested in regards to providing care to individuals and families?
a. Public health nurses should encourage clients to join the Henry Street settlement for mutual growth and support among the families. b. Public health nurses should focus on providing care in the client's home. c. Public health nurses should recognize the larger social and economic forces that the family cannot control. d. Public health nurses should try to understand that educating clients on how to stay healthy is the nurse's primary responsibility.
The nurse is assigned to a 28-year-old patient, whose chief complaint is headaches and lightheadedness
The patient reports that at times he has sensations that he is moving in space, and occasionally it feels as if objects in the room are moving around him. The nurse recognizes that the patient is describing a. syncope. c. paresthesia. b. vertigo. d. an epileptic aura.
The nurse identifies which of the following as the most common type of laxative abused by the general public?
A. Magnesium hydroxide [Milk of Magnesia] B. Docusate sodium [Colace] C. Bisacodyl [Dulcolax] D. Polyethylene glycol [MiraLax]
The hospital uses a unit-dose system for medication distribution. The nurse recognizes that this system includes which safety feature?
a. All medications are kept in the patient's drawer. b. Liquids are kept in multi-dose containers to prevent spillage. c. Narcotics are kept in an area separate from the patient's regular medications. d. The nurse is responsible for restocking the medication drawers daily.