The nurse has identified the diagnosis of Ineffective Airway Clearance for an older patient with pneumonia. Which intervention should the nurse include when planning care for this patient?
1. Chest percussion
2. Limiting fluid intake
3. Smoking cessation education
4. Administering the pneumococcal vaccine
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Rationale: Chest percussion can help clear secretions.
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The nurse is working with a 14-year-old adolescent with an intellectual disability. The adolescent's mental age is four. In explaining an X-ray to the adolescent, the nurse should explain:
1. To the adolescent in terms appropriate to a teenager. 2. To the parents and have them explain to their child. 3. As little as possible because the child will not understand anyway. 4. Using words that are in the vocabulary of a four-year-old without talking down to the adolescent.
A mother who is bottle-feeding her newborn asks to be discharged 24 post-delivery because she also has twin 2-year-olds at home. The nurse should schedule the office visit for the newborn:
1. Within 48 hours of discharge. 2. Within 1 week of discharge. 3. Within 2 weeks of discharge. 4. When the infant is 1 month old.
As the nurse manager of a pediatric unit, your daily staff assignments would be based on which of the following?
a. Patient acuity and nursing care hours needed b. Number of nurses that are available c. Patient acuity and cost of care d. Staff preference and patient difficulty
Approximately one in four adults will spend some time as a resident in a nursing home during their lives
Indicate whether the statement is true or false