A resident has a hearing aid. To properly care for the device, you need to:
a. Follow the manufacturer's instructions
b. Wash it with soap and water
c. Put it in your ear to see if it is working
d. Keep the battery in all the time
A
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The nurse is unable to palpate a client's pedal pulses. Which item will the nurse use to assess this client's pedal pulses?
1. Stethoscope. 2. Doppler. 3. Transilluminator. 4. Goniometer.
A laboring woman with no known risk factors suddenly experiences spontaneous rupture of membranes (ROM). The fluid consists of bright red blood. Her contractions are consistent with her current stage of labor
There is no change in uterine resting tone. The fetal heart rate begins to decline rapidly after the ROM. The nurse should suspect the possibility of: a. Placenta previa. b. Vasa previa. c. Severe abruptio placentae. d. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Magnesium sulfate is given to women with preeclampsia and eclampsia in order to:
1. improve patellar reflexes and increase respiratory efficiency. 2. shorten the duration of labor. 3. prevent and treat convulsions. 4. prevent a boggy uterus and lessen lochial flow.
A nurse orienting to the home health role states, "I don't understand why we have to collaborate with so many other disciplines; this conflicts with the concept of nurses providing all direct care to the client in the home?"
Which of the following would be the best response? a. "The nurse still provides direct care for the client; however, interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary to prevent fragmentation of care." b. "Direct nursing care is a concept applied to care in tertiary facilities, such as hospitals, where materials are centrally located in one facility. In home health, this is not possible." c. "Even though home health nursing does not provide as much direct care as other nursing specialties in the community, each discipline contributes to client needs from its special knowledge base." d. "Yes, it does create conflict, but Medicare mandates interdisciplinary collaboration."