Assisting with adls - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NGN ATI PN Adult Medical Surgical Exam 2023 B V2| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a newly inserted water-seal closed chest tube. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Answer: Chest drainage is greater than 70 mL/hr. RAT: The nurse should identify that chest drainage of greater the 70 mL/hr can indicate a complication and should be reported to the provider. Water fluctu...

NURS 372: Final Exam Review (New Content) Caregiver - an individual who helps with physical and psychological care for a person in need Caregiver Burden/Role Strain - a multidimensional response to physical, psychological, emotional, social and financial stressors associated with the caregiving experience Palliative Care - an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families who face problems associated with life-threatening illnesses Long-Term Caregiving - long...

1 NUR 100 EXAM # 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ A nurse in a long term care facility is performing client checks and observes a fire in a client's room. Which of the following should be the first action by the nurse? A- Activate the fire alarm B- Close all the doors and windows C- Evacuate the client from the room D- Extinguish the fire C- Evacuate the client from the room. Client safety is the priority, therefore evacuating the client from teh room is the first action...

TEST BANK Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in Canada Sandra A. MacDonald, and Sonya L. Jakubec 4th Edition extra per year? Table of Contents Chapter 01 Community Health Nursing 1 Chapter 02 The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada 8 Chapter 03 Community Health Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and Roles 13 Chapter 04 Health Promotion 24 Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing 30 Chapter 06 Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice 3...

  A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence." D. "To asse...

INTRODUCTORY MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 12TH EDITION TIMBY SMITH TEST BANK [Author name] [COMPANY NAME] [Company address] INTRODUCTORY MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 12TH EDITION TIMBY SMITH TEST BANK 1. CHAPTER 1 Managed care organizations are insurers that carefully plan and closely supervise the distribution of healthcare services. What is one of the goals of managed care? A) Preventing illness through screening and promotion of health activities B) Improving training of healthcare professionals C) E...

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe nosebleed. The health care provider inserts a nasal sponge. What should the nurse teach the client about this intervention? A. The sponge creates a risk for viral sinusitis B. The sponge can stay in place for 3 to 4 days if needed C. The client should remain supine while the sponge is in place D. NSAIDs are contraindicated while the sponge is in place ANS: B _____________________________________________________________________________________...

HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 1. An adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up? 2. A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse ...

TESTBANK Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th EDITION HINKLE 2023 Table of Contents Chapter 01 Professional Nursing Practice 2 Chapter 02 Medical-Surgical Nursing 17 Chapter 03 Health Education and Health Promotion 30 Chapter 04 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment 45 Chapter 05 Stress and Inflammatory Responses 60 Chapter 06 Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 76 Chapter 07 Disability and Chronic Illness 92 Chapter 08 Management o...

Patient and nurse safety - 1) Falls 2) Positioning/Mobility/ADLs 3) Restraints 4) Needle Stick Prevention Patient and nurse safety; Falls - 1) Always assess patient for fall risk which can include: Past history of falls, age over sixty, postop/admitted for surgery, smoker, physical condition, mental status, medications that propose a fall risk, ambulatory devices, etc. 2) We can not delegate to nursing assistive Personnel the patient's fall risks, but we can explain the patient's...