An 83-year-old client with a history of congestive heart failure is admitted to the acute care facility with pneumonia. During the admission process it is noted the client has Stage 2 Alzheimer's disease and has been living with his daughter
When plans for life support and code status are addressed, the daughter voices questions about the potential success of resuscitating her father. What information should be provided to answer this query?
A) "Resuscitation is often effective for older adults like your father."
B) "Resuscitation for cardiac or respiratory arrest for your father, given his history, will have little probability of success."
C) "If your father would require resuscitation, he will likely be returned to his same level of functioning as before the event."
D) "As long as the resuscitation efforts are initiated quickly, he will likely survive."
B
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a. "Many people go to a medical provider and other healers, as well. Please tell me about the practitioners and healers you use." b. "Some people go to both medical and nonmedical providers for healthcare. Do you use both?" c. "Many people only go to a medical physician. Tell me about the practitioners you see for healthcare." d. "Some people go to different types of CAM healers. You don't use CAM, do you?"
You are coordinating the care of victims who arrive at the emergency department after a radiation leak at a nearby nuclear plant. What would be the first intervention initiated when the victim arrives at the hospital?
A) Resurvey of victim B) Survey by a radiation survey meter C) Irrigation of wounds D) Soap and water decontamination
The nurse sits at the bedside of a comatose, terminally ill older client reading the wishes expressed in the numerous cards the client has received. Which concept of grief work is the nurse addressing with this intervention?
a. Everyone needs social interaction b. The nurse needs to 'attend to the patient' c. Hearing is believed to be the last sense to be lost d. The individual is living until they are dead
A nurse is preparing to administer an antineoplastic medication. Upon reviewing the medication administration record,the nurse does not see a medication to prevent nausea and vomiting. Which group of medications is used for this purpose?
1. Analgesics 2. Serotonin receptor antagonists 3. Hematopoietic drugs 4. Alkylating drugs