The nurse practitioner demonstrates an understanding of primary prevention of falling among the elderly through which management plan?
A. Evaluate a need for assistive devices for ambulation after the client has been injured from a fall.
B. Provide resources to correct hazards contributing to falls in the home environment.
C. Reinforce the need to use prescribed eyeglasses to prevent further injury from falls.
D. Provide information about medications, side effects, and interactions.
D
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During a physical assessment of a hospitalized 5-year-old, the nurse notes that the foreskin has been retracted and is very tight on the shaft of the penis; the nurse is unable to return it over the head of the penis
What action should the nurse implement? a. Forcibly push the foreskin down over the head of the penis. b. Place a warm compress on the penis. c. Notify the charge nurse. d. Wait a few hours and try again.
A 10-year-old girl has been admitted to the ICU after she suffered a severe laceration on her arm. Due to heavy hemorrhaging, the child needs a blood transfusion
Her parents, however, who are Jehovah's Witnesses, do not believe in blood transfusions and refuse the treatment. What would be the best action for the nurse to take? A) Assist the physician in performing a blood transfusion for the girl, against her parents' wishes. B) Refuse to assist the physician in performing a blood transfusion, to respect the parents' wishes. C) Consult the hospital's risk management department before acting. D) Schedule a conference with the parents to explain why an infusion is medically necessary.
The nurse is preparing a patient for a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen. Which statement by the nurse is best? Assume all are true
a. "You will need to remain NPO for the 8 hours prior to your CT scan." b. "You cannot have anything to eat or drink for 8 hours before your test." c. "You will need to be NPO and drink this contrast medium before your test." d. "You may need to void before you go down to the department for your CT scan."
The first step in the development of a data collection plan in a quantitative study is:
A) Locating existing instruments for key constructs B) Identifying and prioritizing data needs C) Developing suitable forms for data collection D) Pretesting data collection instruments