A nurse teaches student nurses recommended skin care practices for their patients. Which of the following statements accurately describes one of these guidelines?
A) Assess the patient's skin weekly.
B) Avoid using soap and water.
C) Do not use skin barrier products.
D) Avoid using emollients.
B
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A) Anaphylactic reaction after a bee sting B) Skin reaction resulting from adhesive tape C) Myasthenia gravis D) Rheumatoid arthritis
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A) Occupational therapy B) Range-of-motion (ROM) exercises C) Recreational therapy D) Physiotherapy
A patient is scheduled for an exercise electrocardiogram. The nurse will ensure that which objects are in the room prior to the beginning of the test?
1. Oral fluids 2. A defibrillator 3. External pacemaker 4. Portable chest x-ray machine
Write the metric measure using official abbreviations and notation rules: six-tenths of a milligram __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word