When the nurse answers the call light after a delay of 5 minutes, the angry patient says, You made me wait an hour. I am in pain and no one is willing to help me. The nurse's best response would be:
a. It has only been 5 minutes. What do you want?
b. Well, I am here now. What is your problem?
c. I know it must have seemed like an hour. I will bring your medication.
d. I was attending to another patient who is really ill. I'll help you now.
Question 2
When approaching an older adult to insert a catheter, the nurse should:
a. touch the patient and say, I need to insert this catheter.
b. approach the bed, turn back the cover, and announce, The doctor wants a urine specimen.
c. open catheter tray at bedside, turn back the cover, and say, Is it OK to put a tube in your bladder?
d. introduce yourself at the door and ask, May I insert this catheter for a urine specimen?
Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
Visual Acuity Testing: Assist the patient in occluding the eye.
Amyloid plaques (stained blue) in the brain of a deceased patient who had Alzheimer’s disease.
(A) In hyperopia, light rays focus behind the retina, making it difficult to focus on objects at ...
Apply light tapotement on the head. Tapping lightly with the fingertips works well for this purpose.