The nurse who provides in-home education and care is most likely working in which setting?
1. Hospice
2. Assisted living center
3. Ambulatory care center
4. Home healthcare agency
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Rationale 1: Hospice services include maintaining the quality of life until death.
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Which one of the following is a true statement about mobility and safety for older adults?
a. Use of restraints on older patients helps prevent injuries from falls. b. Falls that do not cause physical injury are not significant. c. The get-up-and-go test provides a measure of a patient's energy and initiative. d. Lowering the bed and fluorescent tapes are interventions to increase safety.
Your new patient is admitted to your nursing home with a diagnosis of vascular dementia. You know that this type of dementia differs from Alzheimer's dementia is what way?
A. The progression of symptoms is predictable based on the person's heart disease. B. The progression of symptoms is more variable than Alzheimer's disease. C. Vascular dementia can be treated successfully with surgery compared to Alzheimer's disease where there is no surgical treatment. D. Vascular dementia is temporary and Alzheimer's dementia is permanent.
The perinatal nurse is teaching Chantal about breastfeeding and explains that the most appropriate time to breastfeed is:
A) 3–4 hours after the last feeding B) When her infant is in a quiet alert state C) When her infant is in an active alert state D) When her infant exhibits hunger-related crying
A nursing instructor is planning to teach nursing students about exogenous acetylcholine. The instructor should include which information?
A. Acetylcholine has almost no therapeutic effects because it is rapidly destroyed once given. B. Acetylcholine is broken down rapidly within the body, preventing it from producing adverse effects. C. Acetylcholine will cause the heart rate to increase and blood pressure to drop. D. When given in small amounts, acetylcholine will produce profound parasympathetic effects.