The goal of home care nursing is to
A) assist clients to a peaceful death.
B) promote, maintain, and restore health.
C) keep clients out of the hospital.
D) better use nursing knowledge for care.
B
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a. report child abuse to the authorities. b. consult a traditional healer. c. question the family about cultural practices. d. ignore it because it is an imbalance between "yin and yang."
The nurse is assessing a patient whose 24-hour output is 2400 mL. Which finding reflects the nurse's understanding of urine output?
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a. that hospitalization is necessary to provide infection prophylaxis. b. that the provider will probably repeat the work in 3 to 5 days. c. to ask the provider about skipping the next dose of chemotherapy. d. to report any symptoms such as pus, abscesses, or cough.