Aggressive prevention measures should be implemented for a client in the general population with a pressure ulcer risk on the Braden scale of:
A. ? 16
B. ? 18
C. ? 20
D. ? 24
A
A, B, C, and D. Less than or equal to 16 is the risk cut score for the general population using the Braden scale.
You might also like to view...
An otherwise healthy client is scheduled to undergo a hip replacement to manage osteoarthritis. When providing education concerning the procedure, the client asks if she should be concerned about complications
The nurse best responds by replying: 1. "Complications may occur with any surgical procedure, so let's discuss the common ones.". 2. "Complications are variable, so it's difficult to predict.". 3. "Your health care provider will be in to discuss complications with you just before the surgery.". 4. "You are healthy and should have an uneventful recovery.".
Persons and families whose income is above the federal income guidelines but insufficient to meet living expenses are often called:
1. In persistent poverty 2. Near poor 3. Impoverished 4. Neighborhood poverty
The nurse determines that an idiosyncratic reaction to a drug has occurred when the client experiences drug effects that have which characteristic?
1. Predictable 2. Unexplained 3. Irreversible 4. Life threatening
Signs of death include which of the following?
a. The pupils constrict b. Low pulse c. No respirations d. Low blood pressure