The nursing assistant should provide ____________________ to the patient and family during the admission process.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
emotional support
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Which type of licensure protects the title "nurse" as well as professional actions associated with nursing?
1. Mandatory 2. Permissive 3. Institutional 4. Transitional
An IV of 1000 mL NS is to infuse over eight hours. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min
1. 13 gtt/min 2. 21 gtt/min 3. 75 gtt/min 4. 23 gtt/min
Why should a new nurse use a standardized assessment tool?
a. Allows for electronic data collection and analysis b. Increases the likelihood of collecting more information c. Is a substitute for possessing refined interviewing skills d. Provides automated means of choosing nursing diagnoses
A man, aged 84 years, was stopped for going through a red light in a small town where he has lived
all his life. He told the officer "It wasn't there yesterday." He was unable to tell the officer his address and demonstrated labile mood, seeming pleasant one minute and angry the next. The officer took the individual to his home to discuss his condition with the family and found that he lives with his wife, who is legally blind. She stated "He's my eyes and I'm his mind.". She also related that her husband wanders around the neighborhood, sometimes taking tools from people's garages, saying they belong to him. She reluctantly agreed that he should go to the emergency department for
evaluation. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The cardinal sign of Alzheimer's disease demonstrated by the client is
a. aphasia.
b. apraxia.
c. agnosia.
d. memory impairment.