A nurse is planning for the nutritional needs of a patient with Alzheimer disease. What is the best plan to have the dietary department provide?
a. Pureed diet to be fed with a syringe
b. Foods that the patient can cut up to keep busy and not lose interest in eating
c. Finger foods several times a day
d. High-protein liquid diet
C
Small, frequent meals are less confusing to patients. Finger foods high in protein and carbohy-drates allow patients to feed themselves more easily.
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To become adept at knowing patients early, what should the nurse do? a. Check on patients at irregular times so they do not get used to a routine. b. Depend on other nurses' assessments to evaluate your own. c. Assume that your interventions are effective because they have been ordered. d. Reflect about your patient interactions and evaluations.
The novice nurse is attempting to incorporate both verbal and nonverbal communication to her practice. What does the nurse recognize as the best definition of the purpose of verbal communication?
1. To establish and maintain relationships 2. To establish and maintain interactions 3. To communicate information about external events 4. To communicate information about internal events
A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of dizziness, lightheadedness, and a pulsating headache. Further assessment reveals a blood pressure of 82/60 mm Hg and palpitations
The patient's friends tell the nurse that they were experimenting with "poppers." The nurse will expect to administer which medication? a. Diazepam [Valium] b. Haloperidol [Haldol] c. Methylene blue and supplemental oxygen d. Naloxone [Narcan]
The client has frostbite on one cheek. After the frostbite has thawed, a few small blisters appear in the area. What action should the nurse take?
A. Notify the physician. B. Leave the blisters intact and offer the client an oral analgesic. C. Apply ice or cold compresses to the area to prevent extension of the injury. D. Break the blisters and apply a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.