When teaching a group of older adults about health and nutrition, what recommendation about hand washing does a nurse make? Select all that apply.
A) "Wash your hands after using the bathroom and after sneezing."
B) "Wash your hands between touching one person and then another."
C) "Wash your hands before and after touching surfaces a sick person touched."
D) "Remember to wash hands with antibacterial gel first then soap and water."
E) "Please remember to wash your hands before and after meal preparation."
A) "Wash your hands after using the bathroom and after sneezing."
B) "Wash your hands between touching one person and then another."
C) "Wash your hands before and after touching surfaces a sick person touched."
E) "Please remember to wash your hands before and after meal preparation."
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A) Notify the anesthesiologist. B) Cancel the surgery. C) Notify the surgeon. D) Tell the perioperative nurse.
The outcome that should be established for an elderly client with delirium caused by fever and
dehydration is that the client will a. return to a premorbid level of functioning. b. demonstrate motor responses to noxious stimuli. c. identify stressors negatively affecting self. d. exert control over responses to perceptual distortions.
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a. bathing c. oral care b. foot care d. hair care
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