A resident does not use bed rails. To prevent the person from falling, when making an occupied bed:
a. Ask a co-worker to help you
b. Tell the person to be very careful when the bed is raised
c. Keep the bed in the low position
d. Get the person up in the chair
A
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1. Insert a straight catheter to relieve the patient's urinary retention. 2. Perform a bed bath to make the febrile patient more comfortable. 3. Administer a diuretic to the patient with pulmonary edema. 4. Ambulate the postoperative patient to prevent complications.
A patient receiving blood after an abdominal surgery notified the nurse that the IV pump was alarming. The nurse checked the pump and determined that the tubing was kinked. The tubing was straightened out and the nurse left the room
Five minutes later the IV pump again alarmed. The nurse returned to find the tubing was again kinked. On further investigation, the nurse dis-covered that the IV tubing had become twisted. This is an example of which behavior on the part of the nurse? a. Effective problem solving b. Diagnostic reasoning c. Scientific method d. Commitment level of critical thinking
When a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia was discharged from the unit 6 months ago,
the plan was for him to take chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 300 mg po daily. He tells the nurse he stopped taking his pills after a few months because they made him feel like a "zombie.". The common side effects the nurse should validate with the client include a. sweating, nausea, and diarrhea. b. sedation and muscle stiffness. c. headache, watery eyes, and runny nose. d. mild fever, sore throat, and skin rash.
Health disparities are caused by many reasons. What are some of these reasons? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Poverty B) Geographic location C) Overdependence on publicly funded facilities D) Sufficient transportation E) High socioeconomic status