While supervising a home health-care aide, a nurse intervenes when observing the home health-care aide
1. Braiding a patient's hair.
2. Driving a patient to a medical appointment.
3. Giving a patient a bed bath.
4. Teaching a patient about nutrition.
ANS: 4
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The infection control nurse is discussing the chain of infection with a group of colleagues. She notes that the source of infection is also known as the:
1. Reservoir 2. Carrier 3. Etiologic agent 4. Portal of exit 5.
The nurse prepares to collect data for assessment by organizing the necessary equipment, and preparing the environment. In the focused physical assessment by body system, the nurse will follow a general order
Place the following assessments in the most appropriate order from first intervention to last intervention. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. 1. General appearance 2. Attitude of client 3. Level of consciousness and orientation 4. Assessing motor response 5. Inspection of skin 6. Cardiovascular assessment Choice 7. Inspecting thorax and lungs Choice 8. Abdominal assessment
The nurse is teaching a patient about water-soluble vitamins. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "Water-soluble vitamins are excreted in the urine." b. "Water-soluble vitamins are generally toxic." c. "Water-soluble vitamins are highly protein-bound." d. "Water-soluble vitamins are usually metabolized in the liver."
What will be the nurse's primary goal in the initiation phase during the first visit to homebound clients?
A. Accurately assess the health of all family members and the immediate environment. B. Discuss the time and financial limits to the care the nurse can give. C. Establish rapport with the clients and work with them to define mutually agreeable goals. D. Implement the nursing care plan established before hospital discharge.