Describe what the nursing assistant can do if a patient is irritable and complaining.
What will be an ideal response?
Be a good listener, offer emotional support, report concerns to the nurse.
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The mechanical bowel obstruction caused when the bowel twists on itself is _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The nurse has received an order to rupture a patient's membranes artificially. Which finding in the patient's history would lead the nurse to question the order?
1. Group B strep negative yesterday 2. HbsAg negative at 28 weeks 3. HIV-positive X 3 years 4. History of genital herpes
The nurse answers a client's questions regarding the integumentary system. The client asks about the epidermis layer of the skin. Based on this information, how would the nurse best describe stratum basale or stratum germinativum?
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