The nurse states to the client, "It is time for your dinner." The client responds with "For your dinner, for your dinner, for your dinner…." The nurse would document this as which type of speech pattern?

A) Neologism
B) Echolalia
C) Verbigeration
D) Loose association


C

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The steps in giving eyedrop medications are listed. Place the steps in the order (1–6) they should be performed. All options must be used

A. ____ Instruct the patient to tilt head backward and look up toward the ceiling. B. ____ Check the medications for dosage, strength, side effects, contraindications, and expiration date. C. ____ Approach the patient's eye from the side, and instill the prescribed amount of medication into the lower lid pocket. D. ____ Gently pull the lower lid down and out to form a pocket. E. ____ Gently apply pressure with a tissue to the punctum for at least 1 minute to prevent the medication from being absorbed systemically. F. ____ Wipe any excess medication from eyelids or cheek.

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Human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family, or community that have a readiness for enhancement are known as a _____________ ____________ ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A patient brings his multivitamins to the hospital and asks the LPN/LVN if he can take them. Which is the nurse's best response?

a. "Yes, but I must keep them in the medication room." b. "No, I have to obtain a doctor's order first." c. "Yes, let me put them in your bedside stand for you." d. "Not until the pharmacist adds them to your medication record."

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The nurse excitedly tells the patient about the myoelectrically controlled prosthesis, the movement of which is controlled by:

1. the patient's muscle movement and the prosthesis. 2. battery-operated muscles implanted in the prosthesis. 3. motion-sensing mechanism that swings the prosthesis forward. 4. internal computer chip in the prosthesis.

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