During a routine physical examination, the client reports feeling increasingly unable to maintain his home. He states he is looking for other options. The nursing assessment reveals a well-nourished male, age 66
His medical history is essentially negative except a mild myocardial infarction 10 years ago. He has significant financial resources. Which of the following will likely best meet the client's needs?
A) Skilled-nursing facility
B) Retirement community
C) Adult day care
D) Residential care facility
B
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When prescribed in this manner, when would the nurse tell the patient to expect the drug to reach peak levels in the body? A) 1 to 2 hours B) 2 to 3 hours C) 3 to 4 days D) 4 to 5 weeks
A client reports taking oral medication for control of sugar problems. Which is the best nursing interpretation of this verbal accounting?
A) Lack of knowledge of disease process B) Client has type 2 diabetes mellitus. C) Client has prediabetes mellitus. D) Lack of knowledge on medication regime
A nurse is teaching a community group about food poisoning and gastroenteritis. Which statements by the nurse are accurate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Rotavirus is more common among infants and younger children. b. Escherichia coli diarrhea is transmitted by contact with infected animals. c. Don't drink water when swimming to prevent E. coli infection. d. All clients with botulism require hospita-lization. e. Parasitic diseases may not show up for 1 to 2 weeks after infection.
The pediatric nurse caring for cardiac patients teaches the student nurse that a stent may be placed in a vessel as an initial treatment and narrow vessels or valves may be opened or dilated with a balloon angioplasty or valvuloplasty as a long-term
treatment. A) True B) False