The majority of patients enrolled in hospice care die
A. In a nursing home
B. In the hospital
C. In an inpatient hospice facility
D. At home
D
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a. The patient states that the pain "wakes me up at night." b. The patient rates the pain at a level 3 to 5 (0 to 10 scale). c. The patient states that the pain has increased in frequency over the last week. d. The patient states that the pain "goes away" with one sublingual nitroglycerin tablet.
You intend to research the perceptions of patients in the community setting with in-dwelling urinary catheters. What might you consider as inclusion/exclusion criteria?
What will be an ideal response?
A new graduate nurse is working with an experienced nurse to chart assessment findings. The experienced nurse warns that charting assessment data can be difficult. The best explanation for this statement is that assessment data
a. can sometimes be charted in a biased manner. b. change as the patient's condition changes. c. are usually difficult to obtain from the patient. d. can be time consuming and tedious to chart.
Which of the following best describes the current perspective on how communities should treat persons with disabilities (PWDs)?
a. Be supportive of PWDs and try to reduce environmental barriers b. Maximize opportunities for PWDs to work and otherwise contribute to community life c. PWDs have civil rights just as other citizens do. d. Recognize that PWDs deserve our support both financially and otherwise