A registered nurse is orientating a group of nursing assistants at a large long-term care facility. A high percentage of residents have some form of hearing impairment, so the nurse is teaching appropriate communication strategies to the assistants.
The nurse should teach these staff members to:
A) Use writing as the primary communication strategy with residents who are hearing impaired.
B) Avoid interactions that cannot be communicated using gestures.
C) Use simple concepts, simple vocabulary, and monosyllables whenever possible.
D) Pause more frequently than usual when speaking to the individual.
Question 2
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The health care provider has ordered continuous bladder irrigation, and the patient is now around 20 hours postoperative.
During the nurse's shift assessment, what color urine would the nurse expect to find in the drainage bag?
A) Red-pink
B) Tea-colored
C) Amber
D) Light pink
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
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