What would be the most appropriate guidance the nurse could provide an older adult couple that is considering a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)?
a. Admittance is limited to people who are relatively unimpaired.
b. A contract is usually a lifetime commitment.
c. A contract is an acceptable tax shelter.
d. Contracts can be signed on a month-to-month basis.
ANS: B
CCRCs offer a complete range of health care services, from independent living to 24-hour skilled nursing. In most cases, signing a contract with a CCRC is a lifetime commitment.
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1. ?You need to work on your health assessment skills before your next employee evaluation.? 2. ?Get someone to help you with your health assessment skills by the end of the month.? 3. ?Read a health assessment book and practice your skills.? 4. ?Plan to study one body system each week and demonstrate your assessment skills to the nurse manager each week.?
To decrease the pain associated with an episiotomy immediately after birth, the nurse should:
A) offer warm blankets C) apply an ice pack to site B) encourage client to void D) offer a warm sitz bath
When a client in the third trimester of pregnancy develops a rigid, painful abdomen, it is likely the client has developed which of these conditions?
a. central abruptio placenta c. incomplete placenta previa b. marginal abruptio placenta d. placenta previa
Which is an effective nursing intervention to assist an angry patient learn to manage anger without violence?
a. Help a patient identify a thought that produces anger, evaluate the validity of the belief, and substitute reality-based thinking. b. Provide negative reinforcement such as restraint or seclusion in response to angry outbursts, whether or not violence is present. c. Use aversive conditioning, such as popping a rubber band on the wrist, to help extinguish angry feelings. d. Administer an antipsychotic or anti-anxiety medication.