Chemical agents that kill pathogens are known as detergents.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A nurse plans care for a client who is recovering from a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg. Which intervention should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?
a. Place pillows between the client's knees. b. Encourage range-of-motion exercises. c. Administer prophylactic antibiotics. d. Implement strict bedrest in a supine position.
A few days after a summer hiking trip, a 25-year-old man comes to the clinic with a rash. On examination, the nurse notes that the rash is red, macular, with a bull's eye pattern across his midriff and behind his knees. The nurse suspects:
a. Rubeola. b. Lyme disease. c. Allergy to mosquito bites. d. Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
The physician writes an order to discontinue skeletal traction on your patient. Once the traction is discontinued what occurs to immobilze and support the healing bone?
A) A walking boot is applied. B) A cast is applied. C) Patient is shown how to use crutches. D) Patient is instructed in the use of a cane.
A patient with spasticity of the upper extremity after a stroke asks why a sling is not used to support the arm. Which of the following should the nurse respond to this patient with?
1. the use of a sling will reinforce the spasticity and may promote a contracture 2. a sling will alter your center of balance when standing 3. you will not be able to participate in therapy with the arm in a sling 4. the presence of a sling will make dressing difficult