Which of the special equipment devices is not primarily used to prevent skin breakdown?
a. air-filled mattress c. sheepskin
b. egg crate mattress d. hand-wrist splints
D
A hand-wrist splint is individually contoured for each person and maintains thumb adduction and opposition to the fingers.
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a. intellectual c. sociocultural b. psychological d. spiritual
The nurse working with elderly clients in a nursing home assesses them for dehydration closely because the clients (Select all that apply)
a. are more susceptible to developing ascites and anasarca. b. experience interactions among drugs they may take for chronic illnesses. c. have a decreased proportion of body water as compared to fat. d. may be demented and not realize they need to drink. e. probably have a diminished sense of thirst.
The client is prescribed two inhalant medications. One is a bronchodilator and the other is a corticosteroid. The nurse believes that the client understands proper self-administration when the client relates which of the following statements?
a. "I can use the inhalers as often as necessary." b. "I should first take the steroid and then the bronchodilator." c. "I should first take the bronchodilator and then the steroid." d. "It really doesn't matter which one I use first."
Which of the following does an ethics committee in a health care facility do?
a. Interviews all persons involved in a case b. Illustrates circumstances that demonstrate malpractice c. Serves as a resource in specific situations involving ethical dilemmas d. Examines similar previous instances for comparison of outcome decisions