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What is the most common cause of injury in an older adult in an acute care facility?
Falls
Infants and older adults
Is applying a restraint an independent or a dependent nursing action?
Bradycardia
Medications
Self-care
Medical procedures
Diet changes
Which environmental factor can cause nasal dryness?
Humidity
Passing medications
An easy and quick method of taking temperature that is a good indicator of core body temperature
Tachycardia
How can a nurse recognize anxiety when a patient is not speaking?
Restlessness
Ventilation
What is an independent nursing action?
A nursing action that required no doctor's order to perform.
Usually a method of body temperature measurement that is a last resort.
Rectal
Exercise
Stimulants
Being an infant
Pain
What does it mean when a nurse can put himself or herself in another's place? What do they have?
Empathy
What are some items that promote safety in the home?
Placing nonskid bath mats in the tub
Removing extension cords
Installing grab bars in the bathroom
Which phase of the nursing process is where the nurse is performing interventions?
Implementation
The most accurate noninvasive way of measuring body temperature.
Temporal
What is it called when a patient goes from lying to sitting or sitting to standing and gets dizzy and faint?
Orthostatic hypotension
Which communication blocker doesn't allow the patient to express their feelings?
Changing the subject
What is needed before placing a protective device on a patient?
A physician's order
What is the most important nursing function in home health care?
Education
If a patient has an elevated temperature when you obtain the measurement, what can you ask them?
Have you eaten anything?
Have you drank anything?
Did you have anything by mouth before arriving?
Medical records are used for research
Insurance companies use them for reimbursement
Provides legal proof the standard of practice was met
What does it mean when someone has a diagnosis of aphasia?
They have difficulty understanding language