The Katz scale is used to assess
a. Safety in the home
b. Nutritional elements in Meals on Wheels federally funded food for elderly people
c. Activities of daily living
d. Cardiac output in persons with congestive heart failure
C
The Katz scale is used to determine if an older person has the ability to care for himself or herself. The other choices are "made-up" possible definitions.
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a. Ask the parent to place the child on the examining table. b. Have the parent remove all of the child's clothing before the examination. c. Allow the child to keep a security object such as a toy or blanket during the examination. d. Initially focus the interactions on the child, essentially ignoring the parent until the child's trust has been obtained.
The nurse is providing care for a client requiring mechanical ventilation. When the nurse enters the room at the beginning of the shift, the client's monitor displays a heart rate of 64 and oxygen saturation of 88%. Which nursing action is the priority?
1. Increasing the oxygen concentration and quickly assessing the client 2. Removing the client from the ventilator and hyperoxygenating and hyperventilating the client 3. Assessing the client for airway obstruction 4. Checking ventilator settings
You are teaching a client the basics of hand washing. You know the client understands your teaching when he or she says:
1. "I should use antibacterial soap, wash my hands for 1 minute, and use a cloth towel that I keep at the side of the sink to dry my hands." 2. "Rinsing my hands is sufficient for washing at home." 3. "I should use regular soap and scrub my hands vigorously for 30 seconds." 4. "I should keep bar soap by every sink."
In order for a hospital to meet criteria regarding nursing care established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nurse must conduct which of the following types of assessment?
A) Focus B) Psychosocial C) Physical D) Initial