The nurse caring for several patients on the intermediate care unit considers which of the following patients to be most at risk for developing an infection? A patient with a/an:
a. Centrally venous catheter
b. Indwelling urinary catheter
c. Colostomy
d. Nasoenteric feeding tube
Question 2
In which situation would using standard precautions be adequate? Select all that apply.
a. While interviewing a client with a productive cough
b. While helping a client to perform his own hygiene care
c. While aiding a client to ambulate after surgery
d. While inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter
Incentive spirometry. A portable incentive spirometer is useful for encouraging patients to exercise
Vapocoolant spray application while passively stretching the paracervical muscles. Take care to prot
The medical assistant spends many hours on the telephone assisting patients.
A hyfrecator, an electrocautery unit.
Functional foods are being used by some health care professionals
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