In preparing the patient for abdominal surgery, the Assistive ...

[geoffrey]

In preparing the patient for abdominal surgery, the Assistive Personnel (AP) can perform which interventions? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Vital signs
  b. Insertion of N/G tube
  c. Enema
  d. Height and weight
  e. Obtain operative consent
  f. Sterile gowning

Question 2

Gerontological nursing will become an increasingly important profession, compared with in the past, because:
 
  A) More people will be presenting with the same health care challenges
  B) More elderly are living in increasingly squalid living conditions
  C) A greater number of people are surviving the previously hazardous period of infancy
  D) More people are spending a longer time span in old age

[ynlevi]

Answer to Question 1

A, C, D
The AP can perform vital signs, enema, and height and weight.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
More people are achieving and spending longer periods of time in old age than ever before in history. Declines in living conditions, increased prevalence and incidence of the same health problems, and higher survival rates during infancy do not account for the increased importance of gerontological nursing.