A person requires assistance with bathing, feeding, ambulation, and skin care. Which inpatient care setting is most appropriate for this person?
1. An elder day care center
2. A hospice care center
3. A nursing home
4. An assisted living center
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Rationale: Elder day care centers provide care to adults who are unable to stay home by themselves, but go home in the evening to be cared for in the home, many times by adult children or other relatives.
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a. "When did you take your last dose of the medication?" b. "Have you been taking extra doses of the medication?" c. "Are you taking any other medications?" d. "Have you ever taken this medication in the past? "
No antihypertensive medication is safe during pregnancy but if the benefit for the mother outweighs the risk to the fetus, what classification of medication can the nurse administer to the hypertensive pregnant woman?
A) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor B) Angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) C) Renin inhibitor D) Calcium channel blocker
Excessive blood loss after childbirth can have several causes; the most common is:
a. Vaginal or vulvar hematomas. b. Unrepaired lacerations of the vagina or cervix. c. Failure of the uterine muscle to contract firmly. d. Retained placental fragments.
The nurse is assessing a client for risk factors of developing cardiovascular disease. Which statement made by the client places the client at risk?
A. "My total cholesterol has been around 180." B. "I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 5 years ago." C. "My doctor always tells me when I come in that my blood pressure is low." D. "I know my grandmother had diabetes, but every time it has been checked mine has been normal."