The nurse is talking to the family of a patient who has fallen several times. She knows that her teaching should be aimed toward the most important intervention for falls, which is:
1. prevention.
2. hospitalization.
3. continuous observation.
4. restraint.
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The most important implementation for falls is prevention. The best prevention is education and is aimed toward minimizing intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
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a. PET c. MRA b. MRI d. SPECT
While performing prostate palpation, the nurse notes that the client expresses severe tenderness and discomfort during the procedure. The nurse should suspect which of the following conditions in the client?
1. Prostate cancer 2. Prostatitis 3. Enlargement of the prostate 4. Urinary tract infection
The nurse notices a change in wound drainage and gets an order for a culture. Nursing care is appropriate if which technique is used?
a. Obtain samples of both skin and wound exudate. b. Rotate sterile swabs at a deep point in the wound. c. Use older secretions for a more valid spe-cimen. d. Move the swabs back and forth across the wound.
The nurse should teach the hypertensive client planning to use an oral nasal decongestant such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) to:
a. read the label carefully before using b. to avoid the drying of nasal passages caused by this drug, use saline drops. c. take the medication with plenty of oral fluids d. contact her health care provider before using the product.