The nurse is providing morning hygiene for an older adult patient who requires total care due to late-stage Alzheimer's disease. In recent weeks, the patient has shown signs of dermatitis on various skin surfaces
When providing a bed bath for this patient, the nurse should do which of the following?
A) Use only water to wash and rinse the patient's skin surfaces.
B) Utilize a deodorant soap to reduce the risk of skin breakdown due to excessive perspiration.
C) Avoid using a towel to dry the patient's skin.
D) Use a mild soap or a soap substitute when washing the patient's skin.
D
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A nurse is caring for a 10-year-old child with a brain injury. On assessing the child, the nurse finds the following data: opens eyes only to pain, mutters inappropriate words, has abnormal extension to stimulation. Which action by the nurse takes priorit
A. Alert the operating room for emergent surgery. B. Document the findings; reassess in 15 minutes. C. Notify the provider; prepare for intubation. D. Raise the head of the child's bed to 45 °.
A nurse needs to instill eye medication in a client with conjunctivitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to distribute the medication over the surface of the eye?
A) Gently rub the client's eyelids. B) Make a pouch in the lower eyelid. C) Ask the client to blink his or her eye. D) Instill medication drops in the client's upper eyelid.
A client informs the nurse that she is a single parent with four children and cannot afford to pay for medical insurance for her and her family. What coverage does the nurse understand this client and her family may be eligible for?
A) Medicare B) Medigap insurance C) Prospective payment system D) Medicaid
Using the West nomogram scale, the nurse needs to calculate the safe dosage of a medication for a child. The child is 50 inches tall and weighs 76 pounds. The normal dosage of the medication for an adult is 300 mg
Which of the following is the correct way to use the West nomogram scale? A) Locate the child's height and weight on the scale; multiply those two numbers; divide the adult dosage by the resulting number. B) Use the scale to locate the child's height and weight. Use a straightedge to align these numbers with the scale indicating the surface area. Divide that by the average adult body surface area, and multiply the resulting number by the adult dose. C) Locate the child's height and weight on the nomogram. Use a straightedge to align these numbers with the scale indicating percentage of adult dosage; multiply the adult dosage by this number. D) Use the "shortcut" scale because this child is average. This will show the nurse the percentage of the adult dosage appropriate for this child. Use this percentage to calculate the dosage.