The doctor ordered a bed cradle for a resident. The bed cradle:
a. Keeps top linens off the feet
b. Keeps the mattress from sagging
c. Is a more comfortable bed
d. Keeps the hips abducted
A
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A gerontological nurse teaches a new nurse about older adults and pneumonia. Which of the following teaching points for the new nurse is most accurate?
A) "The presence or absence of pleuritic pain can help differentiate between pneumonia and cardiac problems.". B) "Pneumococcal vaccine can significantly reduce the length and severity of pneumonia if given shortly after diagnosis.". C) "The cardinal signs of a new onset of pneumonia are chest pain, fever above 100°F, and a productive cough.". D) "Pneumonia can often be prevented, but numerous age-related factors conspire to make older adults susceptible to it.".
A nurse is preparing a patient's body after death and discovers that the patient's dentures were not in his mouth before death. What action should the nurse implement?
a. Insert them gently into the mouth. b. Give them to the family. c. Throw them away. d. Send them to waste management to be disposed of properly.
After implementing interventions and reassessing the client's response, the nurse completes the process by evaluating. What attributes of evaluation should the nurse include when completing this step of the nursing process?
1. Purposeful activity 2. Nursing accountability 3. Continuous 4. Judgments 5. Opinion
The nurse has provided education for a client prescribed pentoxifylline (Trental). Which statements made by the client indicate an understanding of the information?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "The prescription will soften the red blood cells (RBCs) so they can fit through the smaller blood vessels." B. "The prescription decreases the platelets so the blood is less likely to clot." C. "The prescription decreases the 'stickiness' of the blood." D. "The prescription affects how the liver makes clotting factors." E. "The prescription destroys some of the clotting factors."