A resident is being transferred to another unit. Which will help reassure the person?
a. Telling the person that everything will be OK.
b. Avoid discussing the transfer with the person.
c. Suggesting that the person wait until the following day to meet new residents so that they can adjust to the new surround-ings.
d. Introducing the person to the new room-mate and other residents.
D
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ANS:
Colesevelam differs from cholestyramine in that it:
a. will not affect fat-soluble vitamin absorption. b. cannot be combined with other cholesterol-lowering agents. c. causes more constipation. d. causes more systemic effects.
The nurse makes a home visit to an 85-year-old female who has congestive heart failure and osteoarthritis. In completing an environmental assessment of the home for structural barriers, the nurse should assess for
A) the client's perception of her environment. B) impaired vision and hearing. C) handrails on the stairs and in the bathroom. D) ease of access to local groceries.
During a health care team meeting, this question is posed: "What is the difference between com-petency to stand trial and the insanity defense?" The nurse with knowledge of forensics will cor-rectly respond:
1. "Competency to stand trial relates to the client's present mental condition and his ability to aid in his own defense, while the insanity defense relates to state of mind at the time of the offense." 2. "Competency to stand trial refers to whether the client was mentally ill at the time the offense was committed, while the insanity defense states the client is so im-paired by mental illness that he is unable to understand court proceedings." 3. "Neither concept has relevance to the assessment we are charged to make or the care we are providing to the client." 4. "The concepts are identical. Both mean we are responsible for assessing the cli-ent's mental state from the time of the offense to the present."