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A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a head injury and is at risk for increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? Measure rectal temperature every 4 hr. Remind the client to cough as needed. Use a turn sheet to reposition the client. Apply wrist restraints. -…CORRECT ANSWER100% Use a turn sheet to reposition the client. Rationale: Change client's position slowly to prevent sudden (+) in ...

A home health nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client tells the nurse that he becomes short of breath while eating despite the use of home oxygen. What instructions should the nurse include?…CORRECT ANSWER100% - Drink beverages at the end of meals A home health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about preventing complications of peripheral vascular disease. What statement by the client indicates that they are adhering to the nurse's instructions? -…CORRECT ANSWER...

. If a client develops cor pulmonale (right-sided heart failure), the nurse would expect to observe 1. increasing respiratory difficulty seen with exertion. 2. cough productive of a large amount of thick, yellow mucus. 3. peripheral edema and anorexia. 4. twitching of extremities. -…CORRECT ANSWER100% 3 . The nursing team includes two RNs, one LPN/LVN, and one nursing assistant. The nurse should consider the assignments appropriate if the nursing assistant is assigned to care for ...

After teaching a group of students about the various organs of the upper gastrointestinal tract and possible disorders, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following structures as possibly being affected? a) Large intestine b) Ileum c) Stomach d) Liver -…CORRECT ANSWER100% C Alcohol Use Manifestations of Withdrawal - Body burns 0.5 oz of alcohol per hour * Withdrawal appears within 4-12 hours * Irritability + Tremors + A...

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client's family about safety precautions when administering a tap water enema to the client. Which of the following should the nurse include in the instructions? - Ins…CORRECT ANSWER100% truct the client to bear down during rectal tube insertion. A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating ha

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client's family about safety precautions when administering a tap water enema to the client. Which of the following should the nurse include in the instructions? - Ins…CORRECT ANSWER100% truct the client to bear down during rectal tube insertion. A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is an appropriate recommendation?…CORRECT ANSWER100% ...

A charge nurse in a long-term care unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following care tasks should the nurse plan to delegate to an assistive personnel?…CORRECT ANSWER100% - Measuring urine output every 2 hr for a client recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection A client who has inoperable cancer tells the nurse that she does not want to pursue the recommended treatment. She asks if the provider can force her to have the treatment. Which of the following is ...

Are you able to discuss "surveillance" and it's relationship to "causation"? …CORRECT ANSWER100% - Surveillance is the collection, analysis and dissemination of information pertaining to the occurrence of a disease. In order to know what causes diseases, we must use surveillance. Can you explain a retrospective versus a prospective study design? What are the pros and cons of each?…CORRECT ANSWER100% - A retrospective study design looks back in time, while a prospective study desig...

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client's family about safety precautions when administering a tap water enema to the client. Which of the following should the nurse include in the instructions? - Ins…CORRECT ANSWER100% truct the client to bear down during rectal tube insertion. A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is an appropriate recommendation?…CORRECT ANSWER100% ...