During a previous home care patient visit, the nurse instructed the patient to obtain certain supplies for wound care and to create a specific area within the home for these supplies
The nurse sees during the current visit that the patient did neither of these actions. Which of the following should the nurse do? a. Assume the patient is unable to follow directions and phone the physician
b. Ask the patient which part of the instructions they did not understand
c. Tell the patient that home care is canceled because the patient is resistant to instruction
d. Assess the patient for reasons why the in-structions were not carried out
D
The nurse must remember to assess the home environment for its impact on patient care. The nurse should not assume that the patient is unable to following directions or did not understand the directions. The nurse should not cancel home health care because of the appearance of patient resistance. The nurse should assess the patient for the reasons why the instructions were not carried out. Possibly the patient did not have the financial resources to complete the instructions or did not have the help needed to create the work space within the home.
You might also like to view...
Establishing a significance level of .01 is more conservative than establishing one of .05
A) True B) False
Doxorubicin
A. Cell-cycle nonspecific, inhibitor of tyrosine kinase activity B. Cell cycle specific, inhibitor of microtubule assembly C. Cell-cycle specific, inhibitor of topoisomerase activity D. Cell-cycle non-specific, cardiotoxicity a possible side effect
The nurse is caring for a patient who has developed esophagitis from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). For which additional complication should the nurse anticipate providing care to this patient?
a. Laryngospasm b. Bronchospasm c. Barrett's esophagus d. Aspiration pneumonia
Six hours after a baby has received routine immunizations, the child's mother calls the pediatric clinic. She is worried because the child's temperature is 101 degrees, he is fussy, and he is pulling at the injection site
Which of the following statements made by the nurse would be appropriate? A) "You need to bring the baby to the emergency department to be sure he is not having an allergic reaction." B) "All babies have similar reactions but you should call back if he is still fussy in 24 hours." C) "This is a common reaction. Give your child acetaminophen, cuddle him, and apply a cool compress to the injection site." D) "You can give your child ice-cold fluids and cover the injection site so that he doesn't scratch the site and get it infected."