Older persons usually need a complete bath:
a. Daily
b. Twice a week
c. Three times a week
d. Every other day
B
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a. Recommend a large meal in the middle of the day. b. Suggest taking only cold liquid nutritional drinks. c. Perform oral hygiene before meals. d. Gently exercise for 10 minutes before a meal.
A student asks the nursing instructor which of the different types of knowledge are important in the clinical area. The best response by the nurse is:
A) "A good nurse will have a mix of all four types." B) "Aesthetic knowledge. A nurse must appreciate the special qualities of each client and the individual situation." C) "Ethical knowledge. Nurses must be able to identify principles and norms, handle conflicts, and be sensitive to sensitive issues." D) "Empirical knowledge. You have to know the physiology of the problem before you decide which interventions to use."
When counseling a family of a child diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, the nurse should:
a. Understands the hospital will be the sole source of care b. Encourage the child to be as active as possible c. Understand that the disease can be cured d. Avoid explaining the full scope of the disease until the acute phase has passed
Which of the following is an early sign of compartment syndrome?
a. a red streak in the forearm b. loss of sensation in the involved body part(s) c. swelling of one side of the body d. sudden inability of the medications to relieve pain