An elderly client was given a nursing diagnosis of injury, risk for: related to disorientation. Which statement would be appropriate for an expected outcome? The client
A) maintains continence on four out of five voidings.
B) does not become lost or sustain injury during wanderings.
C) sleeps through the night and stays awake most of the day.
D) receives appropriate care consistent with his or her and family specific values and expected outcomes.
B
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1. Patient education 2. Direct action 3. Disease prevention 4. Family involvement
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An RN is performing some preprocedure education for a client about to undergo a procedure where a sterile needle is inserted into a joint space and the synovial fluid is aspirated for analysis in the lab. This procedure is called:
a. arthroscopy c. arthrogram b. EMG d. arthrocentesis