A nurse monitors a group of older adults in the long-term care ...

[Collmarie]

A nurse monitors a group of older adults in the long-term care facility's kitchen. Which of the following actions would cause the nurse to intervene?
 
  A) Sharing perfumed hand soap
  B) Using hand lotion after washing dishes
  C) Using hot water to rinse the dishes
  D) Using soap to wash the dishes

Question 2

A nurse evaluates the healing of a full-thickness skin tear on a 92-year-old resident of a long-term care facility. Which of the following would support the continuation of the current treatment plan?
 
  A) The wound with redness surrounding at 12 days
  B) The wound draining serosanguinous drainage at 14 days
  C) The wound showing 50 healing at 16 days
  D) Pain at the wound site at 19 days

[LVPMS]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Older adults are more susceptible to scald burns because of their diminished ability to feel dangerously hot water temperatures. Perfumed hand soap, dish washing liquid, and lotion are acceptable.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
About 50 healing at 16 days is acceptable. Full-thickness skin tears take an average of 21 days to healing in older adults. The treatment plan needs to be changed if there is redness (at 12 days), pain (at 19 days), or draining plasma (at 14 days).

[Collmarie]

Gracias!

[amandalm]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it