To communicate effectively with mentally and emotionally troubled clients, the caregiver must learn that every interaction is a part of the total
1. communication.
2. teaching process.
3. medication regime.
4. therapeutic process.
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Every interaction is a part of the total therapeutic process.
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The home health care agency desires to hire a new home health care aide. This aide will provide direct and hands-on care to patients. Which person would meet federal requirements for that position?
1. A nursing assistant who has on-the-job training at a nursing home 2. A nursing assistant who has on-the-job training at a hospital 3. A nursing assistant who completed a training and competency evaluation program 4. A second-semester student enrolled in a registered nursing program
N older adult is prescribed lansoprazole
A(Prevacid) 15 mg orally each day. The patient asks you why a daily multivitamin has also been prescribed. What is your best response? a. "As you get older you need vitamin tablets to ensure that you get the minimum daily requirements." b. "Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and these drugs interfere with absorption of all vitamins from the GI tract." c. "Taking a daily multivitamin is important because proton pump inhibitor drugs decrease the absorption of vitamin B12 and calcium." d. "Older adults have more difficulty processing vitamins and minerals from the daily foods consumed."
It is important to ___________ a verbal order with the prescriber that it is correct
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word