Which group would most need adult day care services?
a. Caregivers who work all day or just need a break from caregiving
b. Elderly who are bored staying home alone
c. Elderly in whom Alzheimer's has been diagnosed
d. Older men who want an opportunity to meet older women
e. Older women who want to engage in arts and crafts activities
Ans: a. Caregivers who work all day or just need a break from caregiving
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1. Assisting children with chronic conditions to have health care needs met 2. Performing essential skilled nursing tasks for children with special medical needs 3. Supervising unlicensed assistive personnel in the health office 4. Providing referrals to students because of tardiness to school
A nurse has interviewed with the nurse manager for a position and is very interested in obtaining it. After the interview, what would be an appropriate action to take?
1. Call the human resources director the following day regarding the selection process. 2. Call a staff nurse on the unit and inquire whether a decision has been made regarding the candidate. 3. Send a post-interview thank-you letter the following day. 4. Call the interviewer every day postinterview until a decision is announced.
A client becomes frustrated with the inability to remember foods eaten during the latest meal and asks if this is the beginning of dementia. The best response by the nurse would be:
1. "Yes, it is, which is why I asked the question." 2. "Yes, but the symptoms are not very bad and won't progress." 3. "No, but you are at risk because of your age." 4. "No, short term memory loss is a normal part of aging."
A laboring woman is given a non-particulate antacid in preparation for general anesthesia. The nurse recognizes that the purpose for this medication is to
a. increases the gastric pH level b. help alleviate nausea from the anesthesia c. decrease the accumulation of gas in the stomach d. decrease the volume in the stomach