A nurse is helping a potential home health client acquire the supplies that will be needed once the client is discharged from acute care. When considering these supplies, the nurse should remember that:
A)
Medicare will cover supplies, but only with a physician's written order.
B)
Most clients in this age group live on a fixed income, and supplies used should be as economical as possible.
C)
Clients have to be responsible for their own supplies.
D)
Between insurance supplements and Medicare, the elderly client shouldn't have any difficulty with coverage.
B
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A two-year-old child recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder will be discharged home on an anticonvulsant. The mother best demonstrates understanding of how to give the medication when she:
1. Draws up the medication correctly in an oral syringe and administers it to the child. 2. Acknowledges understanding of written instructions. 3. Verbalizes how to give the medication. 4. Observes the nurse drawing up the medication and administering it to the child.
Dalton extended Kim's theory of collaborative decision making in nursing practice to include which group?
1. Social workers 2. Children and vulnerable populations 3. Psychologists 4. Family caregivers
A client with acute kidney injury had normal assessments 1 hour ago. Now the nurse finds that the client's respiration rate is 44 breaths/min and the client is restless. Which assessment does the nurse perform?
a. Obtain an oxygen saturation level. b. Send blood for a creatinine level. c. Assess the client for dehydration. d. Perform a bedside blood glucose.
In which qualitative research approach is the primary goal to gain access to individuals' inner world of experience?
A. phenomenology B. ethnography C. grounded theory D. field work