There has been a dramatic shift in the types of jobs held by workers. The greatest proportion of paid employment is now in the occupations of service. The nurse must be knowledgeable about occupational exposures. Which of the following is true?
1. The workplace is rapidly changing and becoming more diverse.
2. Miner's pneumoconiosis is still on the rise, and occupational nurses must often deal with the consequences.
3. Vinyl chloride–induced liver cancer still causes many deaths in women of child-bearing age.
4. Working at home requires occupational health nurses to do home visits.
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The workplace is rapidly changing and becoming more diverse. Major changes are also occurring in the way work is organized, with increased shift work, reduced job security, and part-time and temporary work as realities in the modern workplace.
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The nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in a long-term care facility. Which tasks can the nurse delegate to the UAP? Select all that apply
1. Administering an enema to a stable client 2. Removing a fecal impaction for an unstable client 3. Assisting a client to perform ostomy care after hand surgery 4. Helping a client onto a bedpan 5. Assessing skin during an ostomy appliance change
The clinician suspects that a client has patellar instability. In order to test for this, the client is seated with the quadriceps relaxed, and the knee is placed in extension
Next the patella is displaced laterally and the knee flexed to 30°. If instability is present, this maneuver displaces the patella to an abnormal position on the lateral femoral condyle, and the client will perceive pain. Testing for patellar instability in this way is known as: a. Apprehension sign. b. Bulge sign. c. Thumb sign. d. None of the above
A nurse assesses fungating lesions on the sole of a client's foot. The nurse's next action is to:
A. Refer the client to a podiatrist B. Apply hot compresses or soaks to the area C. Apply talcum powder and dry the area very well D. Use a foot deodorant and apply an antiseptic cream to the lesions