Which of these hygiene needs does not diminish with aging?
a. bathing c. oral care
b. foot care d. hair care
C
The nurse should monitor the oral care of the client who is elderly and inspect and clean the client's dentures.
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A study is conducted to determine whether the implementation of a new scheduling pattern has a positive effect on the job satisfaction of staff nurses
Nurses are randomly assigned to the experimental group (new scheduling pattern) or comparison group ("usual" scheduling pattern). This is an example of which type of study? 1. Pre-experimental study. 2. Quasi-experimental study. 3. Comparative study. 4. Experimental study.
When the deceleration pattern of the fetal heart rate "mirrors" the uterine contraction, which nursing action is indicated?
a. Administer oxygen by nasal cannula. b. Reposition the woman. c. Apply a fetal scalp electrode. d. Record this reassuring pattern.
The home care nurse is about to administer intravenous medication to the client and reads in the chart that the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in the client's left arm has been in place for 4 weeks
The IV is patent, with a good blood return. The site is clean and free from manifestations of infiltration, irritation, and infection. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Notify the physician. b. Administer the prescribed medication. c. Discontinue the PICC line. d. Switch the medication to the oral route.
Ethical perspectives discussed in this chapter are (choose two):
a. Ethical relativism b. Bioethical studies c. Ethical objectivism d. Moral reasoning