A nurse is caring for multiple clients in a healthcare facility, so chances of infection
transmission are very high. Which intervention should the nurse perform to break the
infection chain at the vehicle of transmission level?
A) Carefully cover all infected wounds
B) Remove linens and shake them properly
C) Avoid reuse of equipments and supplies
D) Recap the needles carefully after use
A
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The nurse is completing documentation for a client recovering from a nosebleed. What should be included in this documentation? (Select all that apply.)
1. The time it occurred 2. Use of aspirin to treat 3. Preventing future episodes 4. Measures used to control it 5. Teaching to care for it at home
A patient is being discharged from the health care facility following surgical replacement of a mitral valve with a mechanical valve. The patient asks the nurse how much longer he will need to take warfarin (Coumadin)
What is the nurse's best response? 1. "You will be on it for the rest of your life because you have a mechanical valve.". 2. "That will depend on your surgeon. Ask at your office visit.". 3. "You will need to take it until the valve covers over with tissue.". 4. "Your surgeon will help wean you off the warfarin in about 3 months.".
In health, urine pH is between:
a. 1.5 and 4.5. b. 3.5 and 5.5. c. 4.5 and 8.0. d. 6.5 and 9.5.
According to Jencks, which of these sociopolitical factors played a role in the rise of homelessness in the 1980s?
a. changes in housing subsidies for those who are mentally ill b. mental illness being no longer considered a disability c. the widespread use of marijuana and LSD d. increased mechanization of unskilled labor