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SGallaher96

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The rehabilitation nurse describes a patient who is blind, works full time as a Spanish interpreter, and lives with his wife in a downtown apartment. How should the nurse classify this person?
 
  a. Impaired
  b. Disabled
  c. Handicapped
  d. Dependent

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with aplastic anemia. Which actions are most important for the nurse to take?
 
  a. Alternate activity with periods of rest and provide magazines.
  b. Provide a soft toothbrush and decrease clutter in the room.
  c. Request an order for telemetry and limit intake of potassium-rich foods.
  d. Encourage the patient to reposition regu-larly and float heels on pillows.



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Silverbeard98

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Answer to Question 1

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The blindness is an impairment of vision that does not inhibit the patient from performing his job or enjoying a normal life.

Answer to Question 2

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Aplastic anemia can cause bleeding episodes. Priority nursing actions are directed toward pre-venting the episodes. Providing a soft toothbrush and decreasing clutter in the room are interven-tions to reduce risk of bleeding. While aplastic anemia can cause fatigue, and limiting activity and providing nontaxing entertainment can help, fatigue is a lesser priority than decreasing risk for bleeding. Requesting an order for telemetry and limiting intake of potassium-rich foods are indicated when monitoring high-potassium levels (which are not typical of aplastic anemia). Re-positioning and floating heels are interventions helpful in preventing skin breakdown.




SGallaher96

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Wow, this really help


softEldritch

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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