In a long-term care setting, a nurse should do which of the following to help promote mobility in a patient's home? Select all that apply
1. Use the continuous passive motion (CPM) machine.
2. Evaluate the patient's need for physical therapy.
3. Ambulate joints beyond 90 degrees as quickly as possible.
4. Follow activity orders.
5. Encourage the patient to lie down as much as possible.
ANS: 2, 4
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1. Sociocultural determinant. 2. Behavioral determinant. 3. Biological determinant. 4. Health system determinant.
A nurse is doing preoperative and postoperative teaching with a client who is undergoing cataract surgery. What is an important teaching point the nurse should teach the client about?
A) Feelings of depression B) Increased urine output C) Eat soft, easily chewed food until healing is complete D) Development of a "black" eye
The nurse is concerned that a patient is at increased risk for developing cancer. What did the nurse assess to come to this conclusion?
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