A healthcare facility uses disposable blade razors. The nurse knows that extra precautions must be considered in the care of the clients with disposable blade razors
Which clients should be closely supervised by the nurse with disposable blade razors? 1 . Client with unsteady hands
2 . Client with poor eyesight
3 . Client who is depressed
4 . Client who is suicidal
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
D
Feedback:
Closely supervise clients who are depressed, suicidal, or assaultive. Do not allow a client with unsteady hands or poor eyesight to shave with a blade razor. Use the sharps container for disposal or any shavers, detachable shaver heads, or blades.
You might also like to view...
The public health nurse is conducting a nutrition seminar to educate individuals within the community. When discussing nutritional intake as a modifiable risk factor, which disease processes will the nurse include in the session? Select all that apply
A) Atherosclerotic heart disease B) Ulcerative colitis C) Osteoporosis D) Certain cancers E) Hypertension
A client has sat in stony silence in the day room for 20 minutes after her appointment with her
psychiatrist. She appears tense and vigilant. The nurse sees the client abruptly stand up and pace back and forth across the day room, clenching and unclenching her fists, then stop and stare intently into the face of the psychiatric technician seated at a table. The assessment that can be made is that the client is a. working off angry feelings. b. attempting to use relaxation strategies. c. exhibiting clues to potential aggression. d. using withdrawal.
The nurse is positioning a client in bed in a semi-sitting position with the head of the bed elevated 45°–60°. This position is considered as being:
a. dorsal recumbent position. c. Sims's position. b. Fowler's position. d. prone position.
The nurse is planning a teaching session for a patient with a new diagnosis of adrenoleukodystrophy. What topic should the nurse include?
1. why genetic counseling is included in the plan of care 2. the role of autoimmunity in the development of the disorder 3. the role of anticoagulants in the development of the disorder 4. the surgical site for transsphenoidal entry, using a diagram