The nurse is providing nail and foot care to an elderly client in ...

[daltonest1984]

The nurse is providing nail and foot care to an elderly client in a nursing home. Which of the following is a nursing consideration when performing this procedure for older adults?
 
  A) The fingernails of the elderly grow faster than those of younger persons.
  B) The toenails often become thin and brittle.
  C) Nails should be cut in a rounded (semicircular) shape.
  D) Corns and calluses should be soaked in water but never cut.

Question 2

A client is prescribed rituximab Rituxan to enhance substances within the immune system to kill cancer cells. What category of biological response modifiers (BRMs) is the client taking?
 
  A) Monoclonal antibodies
  B) Interferons
  C) Colony-stimulating factors
  D) Interleukins

[shewald78]

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Corns and calluses can be soaked in warm water, but are never cut; they require a podiatrist's care and treatment. The fingernails of older adults grow more slowly and are more brittle than those of younger persons. Toenails often become hard and thick, requiring a podiatrist to trim and care for them and, in many institutions, toenail cutting must be done by a podiatrist. Nails should be cut straight across.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
BRMs include monoclonal antibodies (MOAB) (e.g., rituximab Rituxan, trastuzumab Herceptin), interferons (IFN) (e.g., interferon- 2a Roferon, Intron), colony-stimulating factors (CSF) (e.g., filgrastim Neupogen, erythropoietin Epogen), interleukins (IL) (e.g., aldesleukin interleukin-2, IL-2), and retinoids (e.g., acitretin Soriatane, tretinoin Retin-A).

[daltonest1984]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[tranoy]

Excellent