Wearing gloves is not necessary when providing routine mouth care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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An older adult client is being seen for the first time at the outpatient geriatric clinic. As a com-ponent of the nursing admission history, the nurse inquires about the use of herbs and other sup-plements
The basis for this inquiry is that such herbal therapy: a. may interact with prescription medica-tions. b. is hazardous when used by older adults. c. replaces the need for prescription medica-tions. d. causes excessive sedation in older adults.
A patient, identified as an organ donor, is diagnosed as being brain dead. The organ procurement organization (OPO) rules that the patient is not a candidate for transplant. The nurse would attribute this decision to which patient history?
1. Experimented with intravenous heroin 20 years prior 2. Being treated for hepatitis B 3. Treated for prostate cancer one year ago 4. Treated for shock
During a preventive health care visit, Ms. G, an older patient, states that she is getting shorter. She says that her son mentioned that her change in stature became noticeable to him during his last visit with her
Her posture appears straight and aligned. When addressing Ms. G.'s present concerns, it is most important to inquire about: a. the number of pregnancies. b. her parents' heights. c. a history of scoliosis. d. her usual height and weight.
When the school nurse discovered three sixth-graders smoking behind a delivery truck in the school parking lot, the nurse could accurately conclude that the three smokers were _____ lung disease
a. At risk for b. In the early lesional stage of c. In the latency period of d. In the pathogenesis stage of