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JMatthes

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The home care nurse is caring for a 78-year-old man who has a large wound on his right leg that has not healed in 5 months. The client has had poorly controlled diabetes for over 30 years.
 
  Before the first visit, the nurse must be familiar with which of the following?
  A) Wound care orders, cleaning method, type of wound, frequency of dressing change, supportive devices, dietary restrictions and caloric allowance, medications, and activity orders and restrictions
  B) No special preparation is necessary as the nurse can assess all aspects once in the home.
  C) Mobility, pain, and diabetic care
  D) Wound care orders, cleaning method, type of wound, frequency of dressing change, supportive devices, medications, and activity orders and restrictions

Question 2

There is a trend to require agencies to hire nurses who are certified through the Infusion Nursing Certification Corporation. The downside to this trend is that
 
  A) there is no difference in the number of adverse events between certified and noncertified nurses.
  B) there could be a shortage of certified nurses, resulting in limited access to home infusion care.
  C) increased errors in IV therapy administration occur due to specialization.
  D) it discourages nurses from becoming infusion nurses.



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Kedrick2014

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B




JMatthes

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


DylanD1323

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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