The Gatch handles to the bed should be left out at all times.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
You might also like to view...
The nurse explains to a client that the purpose of a cerclage is to
a. stop premature labor contractions b. control active vaginal bleeding c. prevent dilation of the cervix d. prevent spontaneous rupture of membranes
A postoperative patient has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance. The nurse determines that interventions for this nursing diagnosis have been successful if which is observed?
a. Patient drinks 2 to 3 L of fluid in 24 hours. b. Patient uses the spirometer 10 times every hour. c. Patient's breath sounds are clear to auscultation. d. Patient's temperature is less than 100.4° F orally.
A community member asks a nurse, "People with mental illnesses used to go to a state hospital. Why has that changed?" Select the nurse's accurate responses. Select all that apply
a. "Science has made significant improvements in drugs for mental illness, so now many people may live in their communities." b. "A better selection of less restrictive settings is now available in communities to care for individuals with mental illness." c. "National rates of mental illness have declined significantly. The need for state institutions is actually no longer present." d. "Most psychiatric institutions were closed because of serious violations of patients' rights and unsafe conditions." e. "Federal legislation and payment for treatment of mental illness have shifted the focus to community rather than institutional settings."
The nurse is taking care of a patient with Hodgkin's disease. Prednisone is added to the patient's chemotherapeutic regimen
The nurse is providing education about the long-term effects of prednisone, which include which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Fluid and electrolyte disturbances b. Osteoporosis c. Improved sense of well-being d. Decrease in bleeding tendency e. Increased risk of infection