A nurse at a long-term care facility is caring for an elderly client with multiple sclerosis
What measure should the nurse take when storing medications for this client?
A) Label the medication with the client's medical record number
B) Provide details about the medication name and its dosage on its label
C) Relabel the medication if the content on the label is illegible
D) Record the manufacturing date of the medication on the label
B
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The nurse cares for an older male adult who has a malignant melanoma. Which interven-tion should the nurse implement for this man to prevent a recurrence or advancement of this condition in the future?
a. Place posters about sunscreen in the halls of his apartment building. b. Promote application of sunscreen at his neighborhood health fair. c. Tell him to schedule all outdoor activities after 4 PM daily. d. Instruct him to wear sun-protective clothing and a hat at all times.
Referring back to Tutorial triggers 6.1 and 6.2, could you use a grounded theory methodology to investigate your chosen clinical issue? Would you have to adjust your initial research question?
What will be an ideal response?
Reality orientation is
A. orienting a patient to time, place, and person with visual reminders or verbal cues. B. a form of therapy designed to restore a confused individual to her original mental state. C. only performed by licensed personnel with a physician's order. D. a means of accepting and validating the patient's beliefs.
A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, tells the nurse, "I will take these antipsychotic medications to help alleviate the voices. I will not take these antipsychotic medications because of the weight gain
" This client is exhibiting: 1. Body image disturbance. 2. Decisional conflict. 3. Magical thinking. 4. Noncompliance.