When removing bed linen, look carefully for the patient's personal items.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A nursing instructor quizzes a group of students on risk factors for basal and squamous cell cancer. Which responses by the students indicate that further teaching is needed? Select all that apply
a. Older adults b. Radiation therapy c. Personal history of skin cancer d. Fair-skinned people with dark color eyes e. Long-term or severe skin inflammation or injury f. Chemical exposure (e.g. arsenic, industrial tar, coal, paraffin, petroleum products)
The nurse is aware that the older adult is a greater surgical risk because the older adult has: (Select all that apply.)
a. fewer physiologic reserves. b. more probability of a chronic illness. c. more vulnerability to fluid loss. d. less tolerance for pain. e. less psychological stamina.
Mrs. H. comes to your clinic, wanting antibiotics for a sinus infection. When you enter the room, she appears to be very angry. She has a raised tone of voice and states that she has been waiting for the past hour and has to get back to work. She states that she is unimpressed by the reception staff, the nurse, and the clinic in general and wants to know why the office wouldn't call in an
antibiotic for her. Which of the following techniques is not useful in helping to calm this patient? A) Avoiding admission that you had a part in provoking her anger because you were late B) Accepting angry feelings from the patient and trying not to get angry in return C) Staying calm D) Keeping your posture relaxed
Which of the following activities best reflects a public health nurse's role in the public health function of assessment?
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to determine appropriate interventions B) Evaluating for potential safety hazards in a childcare center C) Ensuring that children in a day care center are properly immunized D) Working with officials to develop a program for solving a problem