The nurse is preparing a seminar on planning for a hospitalization for residents of an assisted living facility. What information should the nurse include in the seminar? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Bring a copy of advanced directives for healthcare.
2. Bring a list of current medications and current labs.
3. Bring valuable jewelry and money to avoid leaving it unattended.
4. Bring good walking slippers, a bathrobe, and items such as books.
5. Bring several changes of clothing to avoid wearing a hospital gown.
1,2,4
Rationale: Patients should be encouraged to bring a copy of advance directives for healthcare when being admitted to a hospital.
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A. "Your physician has ordered this treatment for you." B. "If you do not have rehabilitation, you may never walk again." C. "Rehabilitation will help you to function at the highest level possible." D. "Rehabilitation will reverse any physical deficits caused by the stroke."
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1. "Vitamin supplements can be a substitute for a balanced diet." 2. "Too much vitamin A or D is not good for me." 3. "Although the label on a vitamin supplement might indicate that it contains 100% of the RDA for a particular vitamin, the body might only absorb a little of the vitamin." 4. "It is not harmful for most patients to consume two to three times the recommended levels of most vitamins."
A toddler has a unilateral foul-smelling nasal discharge and frequent sneezing. The nurse should suspect what condition?
a. Allergies b. Acute pharyngitis c. Foreign body in the nose d. Acute nasopharyngitis