You are admitting an elderly patient who is undergoing testing to rule out or diagnose Alzheimer's dementia. During your interview, the patient informs you that "You ask too many questions. Leave me alone. I don't want to be here anyway
" The best therapeutic nursing response to this patient is:
A) "Oh, come on, now. You don't really feel that way."
B) "That's the way hospitals are. We just ask questions all of the time!"
C) "Your daughter will be upset with you if you don't answer these questions."
D) "You sound upset. Would you like to rest a while? I'll come back in an hour."
D
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a. nagging cough or hoarseness. b. a sore that does not heal rapidly. c. gallbladder disease. d. hematopoietic changes.
The healthcare provider has decided to not treat an older patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus aggressively. What would be a risk of aggressively treating this patient?
1. Decreased vision acuity 2. Hypoglycemic episodes 3. Frequent skin infections 4. Development of foot ulcers
The nurse is performing an assessment of a newly admitted patient. During the skin integrity assessment, the nurse notices an area on the right heel that is black and draining purulent, foul-smelling exudates
The nurse should document this as a pressure ulcer in: 1. stage I. 2. stage II. 3. stage III. 4. stage IV.
A method commonly used in Quality Assurance to monitor adherence to established standards is:
a. A Pareto chart. b. Brainstorming. c. Patient interviews. d. Chart audit.