After giving perineal care, avoid using the same washcloth, towel, and gloves elsewhere on the body.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Therapeutic communication techniques support effective communication between the client and the nurse. Which group of therapeutic techniques is most likely to be effective when one is conversing with a client?
a. Broad openings, restating, and advising b. Clarification, focusing, and confrontation c. Listening, silence, and reflection d. Humor, informing, and reassuring
A client is receiving intravenous (IV) chemotherapy. The nurse is aware that the chemotherapeutic agents are so irritating to tissues that they can cause blistering or necrosis. These types of chemotherapeutic agents are considered to be:
a. carcinogens c. scabicides b. corticosteroids d. vesicants
Which precaution is most important to teach a patient taking fludrocortisone (Florinef)?
a. "Weigh yourself daily and keep a record." b. "Avoid aspirin and aspirin-containing drugs." c. "Increase your intake of carbohydrates while taking this drug." d. "Do not take prednisone or prednisolone while taking this drug."
A transfer belt is not needed to transfer a resident from the bed to a chair. For the transfer, how should you hold on to the person?
a. Have the person put her arms around your waist. b. Have the person put her arms around your neck. c. Place your hands under the person's arms and around her shoulder blades. d. Hold the person's weak arm while she supports herself with her strong arm.