The temperature of a client's bath water should be ___________

What will be an ideal response?


Correct Answer: 110°F to 115°F

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Examples of cost-containment programs that restrain cost in health care are:

A. Institute of Medicine (IOM). B. Joint Commission (JC). C. Managed Care. D. Quality Assurance.

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The nurse caring for a patient with an endotracheal tube recognizes several disadvantages of an endotracheal tube. What would the nurse recognize as a disadvantage of endotracheal tubes?

A) Cognition is decreased. B) Daily arterial blood gases (ABGs) are necessary. C) Slight tracheal bleeding is anticipated. D) The cough reflex is depressed.

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Which clinical manifestation indicates that the burned client is moving into the fluid remobi-lization phase of recovery?

A. Increased urine output, decreased urine specific gravity B. Increased peripheral edema, decreased blood pressure C. Decreased peripheral pulses, slow capillary refill D. Decreased serum sodium level, increased hematocrit

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A public health nurse is providing patient education for a patient who is being treated for scabies. The patient has been prescribed 5% permethrin (Elimite) cream to eradicate the scabies

What instruction about applying the cream should the nurse provide? a. "Apply daily from head to toe for 7 to 10 days." b. "Massage in the cream, head to toe, once and wash off in about 12 hours." c. "Apply once and rinse off in about 10 minutes." d. "Shampoo into the hair and leave in place for 48 hours."

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