Author Question: The nurse is working in an extended care facility. Which of the following is a characteristic of ... (Read 29 times)

MGLQZ · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The nurse is working in an extended care facility. Which of the following is a characteristic of this type of nursing?

A) There is a lower level of skill needed.
B) It enables the nurse to practice total nursing care.
C) The nurse does not work with the client's family.
D) Extended care nursing opportunities are decreasing.

Question 2

The nurse documents in the client chart that the client has an intermittent fever. Based on this information, what does the student nurse know about the assigned client's fever?

A) A temperature that alternates between a fever and a normal or subnormal reading
B) A temperature that rises several degrees above normal and returns to normal or near normal
C) A temperature that stays elevated
D) A sudden drop from fever to normal temperature

cegalasso · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Extended-care facilities and assisted living services provide many employment opportunities for nurses, and these opportunities are increasing. Several groups, including the American Nurses Association (ANA), are addressing nurse staffing, particularly in facilities requiring a high level of nursing skill. Extended-care nursing enables the nurse to integrate many nursing skills and practice total nursing care. This also provides the nurse with an opportunity to work with clients over a longer period of time, because the length of stay is often longer than in the hospital. This allows the nurse to work more closely with the client's family and observe their interaction with the client.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
A temperature that alternates between a fever and a normal or subnormal reading is an intermittent fever. A temperature that rises several degrees above normal and returns to normal or near normal is a remittent fever. A constant fever stays elevated. A sudden drop from fever to normal temperature is called crisis.