Approximately what proportion of the U.S. population is disabled?
1. 30%
2. 1%
3. 10%
4. 19%
ANS: 4
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a. Document and investigate the incident b. Review the care of other residents c. Report the incident to the local, county, or state authorities d. Discuss suspicions at the next interdiscipli-nary team meeting
You work in an intermediate care unit that has experienced high nursing turnover. The nurse manager is often considered to be an autocratic leader by staff members and her leadership style is contributing to turnover
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The nurse is preparing to administer a medication and reviews the patient's chart for drug allergies, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels. The nurse's actions are reflective of which phase of the nursing process?
a. Assessment b. Evaluation c. Implementation d. Planning
While bathing an elderly client who has limited abilities for self-care, the nurse notices several patches of dry skin on the client's heels, elbows, and coccyx. The nurse cleans and dries all the areas well and applies a moisturizing lotion
The most appropriate immediate follow-up by the nurse to ensure appropriate nursing care for this client's skin is to: 1. Revise the client's care plan to show the need for the application of moisturizing lotion 2. Assume personal responsibility to apply the moisturizing lotion daily to the cli-ent's skin 3. Encourage the client to tell whomever bathes her to apply the moisturizing lotion to her areas of dry skin 4. Inform the staff that the client's skin is showing signs of breakdown and mois-turizing lotion needs to be applied daily