The nurse is admitting a new patient to the nursing unit. When doing the admission assessment, it is important to assess the patient's risk for falling by asking the patient:
1. "How many times have you fallen before?"
2. "How many hours do you sleep at night?"
3. "What are your eating habits?"
4. "Do you smoke?"
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People who are at greatest risk for falls and injury are those who have fallen before.
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The patient comes to the hospital complaining of headache, fever, and sore throat for the past 2 weeks and is concerned that he might have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The patient's blood work shows the presence of HIV antibodies
The nurse should explain that: a. HIV symptoms will continue throughout the patient's life. b. HIV is an acute disease with a short prognosis. c. AIDS is considered a chronic disease. d. very few people with HIV develop AIDS.
The primary goal of the principle of beneficence is to:
a. always be faithful. b. be fair and equitable always. c. do good for a client. d. provide for client privacy.
A nurse is working in a pediatric clinic and has to explain a nebulizer treatment to a child. Which approach should the nurse use?
1. Give the child's parent a full explanation, but make sure the child hears what is said. 2. Let the child handle the equipment first, then demonstrate on the child's doll. 3. Start the treatment, but make sure that the parent is there to comfort the child if she becomes afraid. 4. Make sure that the physician is available for questions.
The occupational health nurse is a member of the emergency planning committee in the workplace. The nurse is helping to formulate an emergency plan for the facility. Which key components should the nurse include in the emergency plan?
(Select all that apply.) A) Alarms B) Phones C) Reporting D) Communication E) Evacuation