Safety rules for transferring clients from the bed to a wheelchair include
a. having the client wear socks
b. locking the wheelchair brakes
c. lifting the client gently off the bed
d. having the client pull on the aideís arm Answer each statement true (T) or false (F).
b. locking the wheelchair brakes
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a. "Do you smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs?" b. "Do you ever use prescription or street drugs?" c. "What over-the-counter and prescription drugs have you taken in the past 3 months?" d. "We need to know if you take drugs so we can help your baby."
A community health nurse is presenting an in-service for a group of other community health nurses about the ecological perspective of environmental health. Which of the following would the nurse incorporate into the program when describing this concept?
A) The study of governmental and private sector regulations of the environment B) A technological view of strategies for preventing illness and injury C) The recognition that we affect the environment and the environment affects us D) The role of the community health nurse in preventing injury, disease, and illness
A patient has been prescribed a nasal steroid and asks the nurse what the most common reason that this medication is used to treat. What is the nurse's best response?
A) Nasal steroids are only used to treat a sinus infection. B) Nasal steroids are used to treat allergic rhinitis. C) Nasal steroids are used for an infection in the adenoids. D) Nasal steroids are used for all acute upper respiratory infections.
When discussing exercise programs with the diabetic, the nurse should stress that the patient should: (Select all that apply.)
a. delay the exercise program until glucose is under control. b. check glucose after exercise. c. have a quick source of glucose available while exercising. d. begin slowly and build up to 30 to 45 mi-nutes. e. use abdomen only for injection site for insulin.