Preparation to prevent falls during an individual's shower includes:
a. ensuring that there is a chair beside the bath orshower
b. ensuring that all items are within reach of thecaregiver.
c. ensuring that the bath or shower has been
cleaned.
d. all of the above.
a
Having a chair beside the bath or shower enables the
individual to sit while undressing and dressing, and it helps
in case the individual becomes dizzy.
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1. "He will be able to move his extremities, but he won't be able to feel anything." 2. "Your husband will not have any sensation from the neck down." 3. "He will have flaccid paralysis from the neck down." 4. "His kind of damage will cause flaccid paralysis in the lower extremities."
The nurse will administer parenteral insulin to a patient who will receive a mixture of NPH (Humulin NPH) and regular (Humulin R). The nurse will give this medication via which route?
a. Intradermal b. Intramuscular c. Intravenous d. Subcutaneous
One week after beginning therapy with thiothixene (Navane), the client demonstrates muscle rigidity, a temperature of 103°F, an elevated serum creatinine phosphokinase level, stupor, and incontinence
The nurse should notify the physician because these symptoms are indicative of: A) Acute dystonic reaction B) Extrapyramidal side effects C) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome D) Tardive dyskinesia
The client is going to radiology and has an order for x-rays of the left and right iliac and lumbar regions. Which region of the body consists of the left and right iliac and lumbar regions?
A) Hypochondriac region B) Hypogastric region C) Suprapubic region D) Epigastric region