The procedure for admitting a patient to a long-term care facility is the same as admitting a patient to an acute care facility
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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Client who is diagnosed with rubeola is being admitted to the unit. The nurse should prepare the room for:
1. standard precautions. 2. negative air pressure. 3. contact precautions. 4. a bathroom outside the room.
Chromosomes are composed of genes, which are composed of DNA. Abnormalities are either numerical or structural in nature. Which abnormalities are structural? Select all that apply
a. Part of a chromosome is missing. b. The material within a chromosome is rearranged. c. One or more sets of chromosomes are added. d. Entire single chromosome is added. e. Two chromosomes adhere to each other.
A psychiatric–mental health nurse has witnessed first-hand the high incidence and prevalence of depression in the American population, particularly among older adults
What phenomenon is known to complicate the diagnosis and treatment of depression in older adults? A) The disorder is often attributed to the aging process rather than treated aggressively. B) Depression results from organic brain changes that occur in both healthy and unhealthy adults. C) Older adults are frequently suspicious of psychiatry and of psychotropic medications. D) The disorder is often internalized by older adults, making accurate diagnosis challenging.
You are a home health nurse seeing for the first time P.C., a 64-year-old divorcee diagnosed with small cell
lung cancer approximately 1 year ago. She was treated with radiation and chemotherapy; however, her oncologist recently informed her that her cancer is no longer treatable because it has spread to her bones and liver. Now the focus of her treatment will change from curative to symptom relief. She is confused and somewhat bewildered. She vaguely remembers the term palliative treatment from the discussion of her situation with her oncologist but does not know what it means. How would you describe palliative treatment?