An older patient who wears glasses is being admitted to a long-term care facility. Which action should the nurse take when assessing the patient's visual acuity?
1. Ask the patient to wear the glasses.
2. Ask the patient to remove the glasses.
3. Allow the patient to choose whether or not to remove the glasses.
4. If the patient wears glasses to eat then glasses should be removed.
1
Rationale: The older person with glasses should wear them during the vision assessment.
You might also like to view...
A health care organization is using the quality concepts of lean thinking and decentralization as part of their redesign efforts
Which initiatives would this organization undertake? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Any changes to processes in the facility will be approved at the vice president level. 2. Nurses who have made over five medication errors in the last 12 months will be terminated. 3. Outcome data will be analyzed to identify successful interventions. 4. The primary focus will be on a few major initiatives. 5. Previous quality improvement efforts may or may not be discarded.
An older patient who lives alone is brought to the clinic by an adult child who reports the patient has become "depressed" and no longer wants to go out of the home. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the patient for depression. b. Ask the patient why activities are avoided. c. Assess the patient for pain. d. Assess the patient for elder abuse.
Low statistical power undermines statistical conclusion validity
A) True B) False
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (mad cow disease) has been recognized as a potential global health threat. The most significant threat of BSE is in relation to
1. Atmospheric quality. 2. Food quality. 3. Housing. 4. Violence. 5. Water quality.