A patient is NPO. This means that the person:
a. Cannot eat or drink anything
b. Has dysphagia
c. Needs a feeding tube
d. Can have fluids every 6 to 8 hours
A
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Which of the following best describes how the U.S. Census Bureau surveys are helpful to a community health nurse?
a. They provide the distribution of age, sex, race, and ethnicity in the community. b. They document the mortality and morbidity of the community. c. They ensure that all community residents are involved. d. They temporarily give employment opportunities to residents.
A pregnant patient is taking a medication that may produce toxicity if it is prolonged in her body. Which physiological change in the pregnant woman would be the most likely cause of an in-creased risk of toxicity?
a. Increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) b. Decreased renal blood flow c. Prolonged transit through the gut d. Increased hepatic metabolism
During a previous home care patient visit, the nurse instructed the patient to obtain certain supplies for wound care and to create a specific area within the home for these supplies
The nurse sees during the current visit that the patient did neither of these actions. Which of the following should the nurse do? a. Assume the patient is unable to follow directions and phone the physician b. Ask the patient which part of the instructions they did not understand c. Tell the patient that home care is canceled because the patient is resistant to instruction d. Assess the patient for reasons why the in-structions were not carried out
A nurse is teaching an older adult at home about taking newly prescribed medications. Which information would be included?
A) "You can identify your medications by their color." B) "I have written the names of your drugs with times to take them." C) "You won't forget a medication if you count them every day." D) "Don't worry if the label comes off; just look at the shapes."