A resident asks the same question many times. What should you do?
a. Be patient.
b. Say that you already answered the ques-tion.
c. Tell the person that you are answering again.
d. Report the person's behavior to the nurse.
A
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1. Consult with the other nursing managers. 2. Consult human resources to conduct a survey of those nurses who have left and the current staff. 3. Increase the current nurses? wages. 4. Increase the opportunity for overtime.
The home health nurse is going to visit a client w is being cared for by family members in the home that has a pressure ulcer. The nurse is going to change the dressing and observe the healing status
The wound is 6 × 7 cm and 2 cm deep and exposes muscle. What does the nurse document this wound as? A) Stage I B) Stage II C) Stage III D) Stage IV
Women of low-socioeconomic groups have more frequently been identified as being battered than have women of middle- or high-socioeconomic groups. Which of the following choices offers the best rationale for this statement?
A) Men from low-socioeconomic groups are more violent. B) Men from middle- and high-socioeconomic groups are less violent. C) Women from low-socioeconomic groups more frequently put themselves into dangerous situations. D) Women from middle- and high-socioeconomic groups conceal their battering.
A nurse would attempt to reduce nighttime agitation for a patient with either delirium or dementia by:
a. giving warm milk as a snack at bedtime. b. keeping a soft light on in the patient's room. c. placing a large-faced lighted alarm clock opposite the bed. d. hanging family pictures near enough to the bed to be easily seen.