This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: The nurse is instructing a family about chair selection for an older adult with Parkinson disease. ... (Read 123 times)

WhattoUnderstand

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 517
on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is instructing a family about chair selection for an older adult with Parkinson disease. Which information is most important for the nurse to include?
 
  a. Choose a chair that is very wide to allow for position changes.
  b. Choose a chair with sturdy arms to aid in rising.
  c. Choose a chair that is low to the ground to prevent falls.
  d. Choose a chair that is soft and deep for added comfort.

Question 2

Blood infusions must be started within how many minutes of its arrival on the unit?
 
  a. 10 minutes
  b. 15 minutes
  c. 30 minutes
  d. 60 minutes


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

soda0602

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 313
Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Sturdy arms assist in rising and sitting. Soft, low, and wide chairs cause a person to lean forward to rise and to fall into the chair to be seated.

Answer to Question 2

C
To reduce the risk of infection, the blood must be started within 30 minutes of its arrival on the unit.


WhattoUnderstand

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 517
Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


soda0602

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 313
Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.

Did you know?

People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.

Did you know?

Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.

Lestidae is a rather small family of cosmopolitan, large-sized, slender damselflies. They are of the Lestidae is a rather small family of cosmopolitan, large-sized, slender damselflies. They are of the
Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs. B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Sample Exercise Program for Limited Older Adults Sample Exercise Program for Limited Older Adults
Adult deer tick (Ixodes scapularis). Adult deer tick (Ixodes scapularis).
Video: Factors that affect conduction rates (myelination, axon diameter & temperature)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library