List five safety factors to consider when bathing a patient.
What will be an ideal response?
· The room should be comfortably warm.
· Bath blankets can be used to cover the patient.
· The water temperature should be 105°F.
· Nonskid strips should be placed in the tub or shower.
· Handrails may be secured to the walls in the tub or shower.
· The patient should be assisted into and out of the tub or shower.
· A shower chair can prevent fatigue.
· A call signal should be within reach in the bathing area.
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1. ovaries. 2. breast milk. 3. menstrual blood. 4. the vagina.
Wiedenbach explains her prescriptive theory in her book, Meeting the Realities in Clinical Teaching (1969). Select the answer that represents the BEST explanation of her perspective theory
A. Nursing process allows the nurse to employ a standard process in selecting appropriate interventions. B. Account must be taken of the motivating factors that influence the nurse not only in doing what she does but also in doing it the way she does it with the realities that exist in the situation in which she is functioning. C. This theory proposes 14 functional components of basic nursing care. D. Nursing entails the diagnosis and treatment of illness.
A review of prior related research is summarized in which section of the grant application to the NIH?
A) Specific aims B) Background and significance C) Preliminary studies D) Research design and methods
The nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who has been hospitalized with asthma. In working with this child, what should the nurse do to encourage the child to use the nebulizer and to decrease the child's fear?
A) Allow the child to touch and play with the nebulizer for a few minutes before the treatment B) Show the child how to use the nebulizer and tell him how much easier it is to breathe afterward C) Explain that he will feel better after the treatment and allow him to ask questions D) Use a poster or brochure to illustrate to the child how the machine works