Work breaks serve very little purpose and should be omitted in times when there is a nursing shortage
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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Which of the following is not true about assisted living facilities?
a) if their care needs become too great, they may have to seek other living arrangements b) persons pay for assistance out of pocket c) the average resident is in his 60's d) they have assumed about 15% of the previous nursing home population
The client with Parkinsonism asks the nurse why vitamin B6 should be avoided. Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse?
1. "The vitamin is excreted in the feces and bile." 2. "The vitamin causes mental confusion and hallucinations in people with Parkinson disease." 3. "The vitamin reverses or antagonizes the therapeutic effects of some anti-Parkinson drugs" 4. "The vitamin increases the amount of dopamine entering the brain and promotes levodopa production."
After moving a patient from bed into a wheelchair, you observe that the patient is perspiring and becoming pale. You should
A) use the signal light to call for help. B) go to the nursing station for help. C) wheel the patient to the nurse's station. D) use a house phone to call a doctor.
A client in group therapy is restless. His face is flushed and he makes sarcastic remarks to group members. The nurse responds by saying, "You look angry." The nurse is using which technique?
A. A broad, opening statement B. Reassurance C. Clarifying D. Making observations