Health care facilities do not use fax machines because confidentiality of information cannot be protected when information is being faxed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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When the 87-year-old resident in a long term care facility keeps the volume on his TV turned up high and sometimes does not respond when spoken to, the nurse assesses deficit associated with the aging process, which is:
1. labyrinthitis. 2. presbyopia. 3. presbycusis. 4. nerve deafness.
Your patient is a 34-year-old male who had just finished dialysis at an outpatient dialysis center when he became unresponsive. The patient has a very weak radial pulse; cool, diaphoretic skin; and clear and equal lung sounds. HR = 112, BP = 78/44, RR = 8 and shallow, SaO2=90%, blood glucose = 60 mg/dL. In addition to cardiac monitoring, managing the airway and starting an IV of normal saline, which of the following is indicated?
a. 250 mL fluid challenge b. 50 percent dextrose c. 250 mL fluid challenge, 50 percent dextrose d. 2 g magnesium sulfate
What is the major criterion for diagnosing a child as cognitively impaired?
a. An IQ of 75 or less b. Subaverage functioning c. An IQ of 70 or less d. Onset before 18
When the patient returns to the unit from having had an arthrogram, which intervention will the nurse perform first?
a. Ambulate the patient in the room. b. Apply ice packs to the knee. c. Perform passive range-of-motion exercis-es. d. Wrap the knee in an elastic bandage.