When the gerontological nurse is delegating a task to a UAP, which of the following is least essential to address?
a. right task
b. right time
c. right person
d. right supervision
B
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A 77-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and heart failure has arrived in the emergency room with a rapid heart rate and feeling of "impending doom."
Based on pathophysiologic principles, the nurse knows the rapid heart rate could A) decrease renal perfusion and result in the development of ascites. B) be a result of catecholamines released from SNS that could increase the myocardial oxygen demand. C) desensitize the ?-adrenergic receptors leading to increase in norepinephrine levels. D) prolong the electrical firing from the SA node resulting in the development of a heart block.
What interventions should the nurse anticipate being administered to a child with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)?
a. Bed rest b. Applying ice to the face c. Administration of atropine d. Administration of adenosine (Adenocor) e. Having the child perform a Valsalva maneuver
The client is an adult who has received the varicella vaccine. She has a history of arthritic-related discomfort. The most important instruction that the nurse can give this client is to avoid ________ after receiving the varicella vaccine
a. alcohol for 1 month b. dark green vegetables for 6 weeks c. salicylates for 6 weeks d. vitamin C for 1 month
A home health client is having difficulty keeping his medication schedule organized. He makes this statement to the nurse at their next visit: "There are so many pills and the names are all confusing to me
I don't even understand what they're for." The nurse should: 1. Help the client remember color and size in relationship to dosing time. 2. Write out the generic and trade name of all the pills for the client. 3. Fill a pill bar and tell the client not to worry, just take the pills according to that system. 4. Have the physician talk to the client about his medications.