Mr. Adams is unconscious. The plan of care reads that he is to be turned every 2 hours. You should
A homemaker/home health aide must act in a way that is both legally and morally acceptable. In the following situations, select the action that would be indicated for the homemaker/home health aide.
a. not do this; turning unconscious persons may be very disturbing to them
b. ignore this order; you are sure the order was written before Mr. Adams became unconscious because there would be no purpose for turning him every 2 hours now
c. follow the orders as directed
d. turn Mr. Adams just once a day before his family comes to visit; it will make them feel better to see him in a different position
c. follow the orders as directed
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When teaching students about suicide, the nursing instructor knows to include facts such as:
1. Over 31,000 people kill themselves each year, and suicide is the primary reason for their deaths. 2. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among African-American teenagers and the ninth leading cause of Caucasian teen deaths. 3. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of self-inflicted injuries, accounting for over 325,000 people each year going to the emergency department. 4. Suicide is the leading cause of death among mentally ill clients, and over three million people kill themselves each year according to the CDC. 5. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans, and as many as 44% of psychiatric emergency clients are at increased risk for suicide.
The nurse is completing the minimal data set (MDS) for an older patient. What are characteristics of this assessment? Select all that apply.
1. Eliminates listing the patient's prescribed medications 2. Identifies health insurance coverage that is not Medicare or Medicaid 3. Provides a multidimensional view of the patient's functional capacities 4. Used primarily to determine the amount of funding the patient has for long-term care 5. Includes a core set of screening, clinical, and functional measures used in patient assessment
When an IV pump alarms because of pressure, what action does the nurse take first?
a. Check for kinking of the catheter. b. Flush the catheter with a thrombolytic enzyme. c. Get a new infusion pump. d. Remove the IV catheter.
A nurse has called an elderly patient's surgeon to question the order for meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) for pain control
The nurse's action is prompted by the possibility of what adverse effect associated with the use of Demerol in older adults? A) Confusion B) Blood dyscrasias C) Gastrointestinal bleeding D) Hepatotoxicity