A patient has been discharged home after being hospitalized for a fractured foot following a motor vehicle accident
The doctor has ordered physical therapy for the patient to help gain strength and flexibility after the cast can be removed. This patient will likely receive a referral for what tertiary service?
a. Respite care
b. Home health care
c. Wound care
d. Rehabilitation care
ANS: B
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A nursing instructor is talking about nonverbal communication with the nursing class. The instructor explains that facial expressions should be what?
A) Humorous B) Uncaring C) Relaxed D) Detached
Which of the following statements by the client indicates that further teaching about proton pump inhibitor therapy is warranted?
a. "These are just more expensive versions of the histamine-2 antagonists." b. "The esomeprazole actually helps my esophagus heal." c. "I should take my esomeprazole on an empty stomach." d. "The esomeprazole prevent further damage to my esophagus from stomach acid."
The student nurse is assessing a patient with a probable fractured tibia-fibula. What assessment technique used by the student nurse causes the supervising nurse to intervene?
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