When planning care for an 80-year-old African American woman, ...

[Diane]

When planning care for an 80-year-old African American woman, which intervention is most important for the nurse to include?
 
  a. Bathe the patient twice weekly.
  b. Use liberal amounts of soap and water.
  c. Use quick, brisk motions to dry the pa-tient's skin.
  d. Apply emollient to limbs and back.

Question 2

The nurse is educating a patient who has a new prescription for methimazole (Tapazole). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include?
 
  a. Double the next medication dose if the previous dose is forgotten.
  b. Take the medication on a strict sche-dule.
  c. Ask the pharmacist for a less expensive generic substitute.
  d. The medication is approved for use in pregnant women.

[Tonyam972]

Answer to Question 1

B
People with dark complexions need to be bathed frequently due to the oiliness of their skin. Lib-eral amounts of water and soap are beneficial. Twice weekly bathing is insufficient for cleanli-ness. Friction and application of emollient are not conducive to skin health.

Answer to Question 2

B
All replacement hormone drugs should be taken on a strict schedule. Doubling up and taking a substitute drug interfere with the effectiveness of the therapy. Pregnant women should not take this drug because of risk for fetal damage.

[Diane]

Excellent

[ghepp]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it