A client diagnosed with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease has impairments of memory and judgment and is incapable of performing activities of daily living. Which nursing intervention should take priority?
A. Present evidence of objective reality to improve cognition
B. Design a bulletin board to represent the current season
C. Label the client's room with name and number
D. Assist with bathing and toileting
ANS: D
The priority nursing intervention for this client is to assist with bathing and toileting. A client who is incapable of performing activities of daily living requires assistance in these areas to ensure health and safety.
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1. Patient-controlled analgesia with the parents controlling the button that administers the dosage. 2. Intravenously administered opioids on a scheduled basis. 3. Intravenously administered opioids on a prn basis. 4. Parenteral administration controls pain more effectively than oral medication as oral absorption may be modified by stomach activities. In addition, providing analgesics on a scheduled basis is preferred over prn.
Which of the following recommendations should a nurse include in the client teaching for a client who has had surgery for cancer of the testes?
A) Refrain from any sexual activity until impotency is ruled out. B) Drink plenty of fluids, eat a well-balanced diet, obtain adequate rest, and avoid fatigue and heavy lifting. C) Measure the frequency and quantity of urine for at least 3 months after surgery. D) Masturbate regularly to drain the prostate gland.
Assuming that groups of people have certain beliefs and behaviors without reorganizing individual differences within groups is known as:
1. Ethnocentrism 2. Cultural imposition 3. Racism 4. Stereotyping
Histamine release produces which response?
1. Bronchodilation 2. Vasoconstriction 3. Diarrhea 4. Vasodilation