The home care nurse is caring for a 70-year-old man who had a colostomy 3 years ago and who has poorly controlled diabetes. The nurse would use nursing interventions with the client to
A) build a trusting relationship.
B) elicit only his thoughts and feelings about the situation.
C) ask his family's thoughts and feelings about his illness.
D) teach the importance of diabetic diets.
A
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is in the recovery room following the implantation of an ICD. The patient has developed ventricular tachycardia (VT). What should the nurse assess and document?
A) ECG to compare time of onset of VT and onset of device's shock B) ECG so physician can see what type of dysrhythmia the patient has C) Patient's level of consciousness (LOC) at the time of the dysrhythmia D) Patient's activity at time of dysrhythmia
Human responses to health conditions and life processes that may develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community are known as a(n) __________ __________ ____________
ANS:
List six things the home care assistant will do to prevent the spread of infection in the home.
What will be an ideal response?
Which procedure would you expect the attending physician to order for C.B. and why?
What will be an ideal response?