What is the generic term or description that is used for legal documents that determine or direct health care providers on what to do when a person becomes incapacitated or is dying and is not capable of making decisions for himself or? herself?
A. Advance directives
B. Do not resuscitate order
C. Health care proxy
D. Comfort care measures
Ans: A. Advance directives
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A client has a small wound with moderate drainage. The nurse should apply
A) Hydrophilic polyurethane B) Collagens C) Hydrogels D) Silver dressings
Mrs. Smith is admitted for treatment of depression with suicidal ideation triggered by marital discord. She had spoken with staff about her fears that the marriage will end, had indicated that she did not know how she could cope if her marriage ended, and has a history of suicide attempts when the marriage had seemed threatened in the past. Her spouse visits one night and informs Mrs. Smith that he has decided to file for divorce. Staff are aware of the visit and the husband's intentions regarding divorce but take no further action, feeling that the q15-minute suicide checks Mrs. Smith is already on are sufficient. Thirty minutes after the visit ends, staff make rounds and discover Mrs. Smith has hanged herself in her bathroom, using hospital pajamas she had tied together into a rope.
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A patient is admitted to the emergency department with deep partial-thickness burns over 35% of the body. What IV solution will be started initially?
A. Dextrose 5% with saline solution B. Warmed lactated Ringer's solution C. Dextrose 5% with water D. Normal saline solution