RDNS stands for:
a. Royal District Nursing Society.
b. Royal Diabetic Nursing Service.
c. Royal District Nursing Service.
d. Regional District Nursing Society.
c
The Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) is a not
for-profit nursing organisation which delivers general and
specialised nursing and healthcare in individuals' homes in
Australia.
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1. "Daily bathing of the elderly can interfere with normal skin lubrication." 2. "Daily bathing can cause the elderly to chill, predisposing them to infection." 3. "Many of the clients here are not active enough to require daily bathing." 4. "The clients do not like to have daily baths."
Which statement by the patient indicates that it may be an appropriate time to consider hospice care rather than further aggressive measures to treat his terminal illness?
a. "I am praying every day that this last round of chemotherapy will work." b. "I want to spend what time I have left at home with my grandchildren." c. "I need to meet with my financial planner to make sure my life insurance is all set." d. "I am concerned that my wife won't be able to live on her own after my death."
The spouse of a deceased client is entering the stage of restitution. According to Engle's theory of grief, this stage includes:
a. disorientation. b. feelings of helplessness. c. emergence of bodily symptoms. d. anger and hostility.
A client receiving warfarin (Coumadin) is noted to have significant bleeding from the gums while on therapy. The physician orders an antidote. If excess bleeding occurs because of warfarin accumulation in the body, what is the antidote?
a. Vitamin K b. Vitamin E c. Naloxone (Narcan) d. Protamine sulfate