Because older people tend to have dry skin:
a. Mild soaps or soap substitutes are used
b. Lotions are not used
c. Tub baths are taken daily
d. Only shower are taken
A
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a. Normal for all age groups b. Normal for older adults c. High for all age groups d. Low for older adults
A nurse works in a home care agency that uses a center of excellence (COE) concept and functions to assist local home care nurses. Which of the following services would be provided by these nurses? Select all that apply
A) Cooking meals for clients B) Light housekeeping C) Wound care D) Psychiatric management E) Continence care F) Daily medications
The nurse is reviewing the presurgical patient's laboratory reports and notes an elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and bilirubin. The nurse understands that this patient is most at risk for which potential complication?
a. Excessive bleeding during or after surgery b. An increased serum albumin level c. Postsurgical respiratory infection d. Delayed wound healing
A patient being treated with topical mafenide acetate for third-degree burns is demonstrating facial and neck edema. What does the nurse realize is the most likely reason?
A. The patient is reacting positively to the medication. B. The patient needs an increase in dosage of the medication. C. The patient is not responding to the medication. D. The patient is developing hypersensitivity to the medication.