The patient is a 24-year-old man who is diagnosed with possible ...

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The patient is a 24-year-old man who is diagnosed with possible HIV infection while being treated for active pneumonia . He has stated that the nurse may share test result information with his significant other but nothing else at this time.
 
  With whom may the nurse communicate regarding this information?
  a. The patient's parents
  b. The patient's significant other only
  c. No one in the hospital until the patient says so
  d. The patient's physician, significant other, and laboratory personnel

Question 2

The patient is an 83-year-old gentleman who has the beginning stages of dementi
 
  a. To prevent the patient from falling or escaping, the nurse should:
  a. Have the patient stay in his room
  b. Have the family take all of the patient's belongings home
  c. Allow the patient to be as independent as possible
  d. Give the patient antianxiety medication

[tuate]

Answer to Question 1

D
All members of the health care team are legally and ethically obligated to keep patient information confidential. Do not discuss the patient's examinations, observations, conversations, or treatments with other patients or staff not involved in the patient's care, unless permission is granted by the patient.

Answer to Question 2

C
Hospitalized older adults with functional disabilities often rapidly regress into a helpless state during hospitalization. Interventions that retain functional status include daily orientation cues for the patient, allowing the patient to be as independent as can be tolerated, and providing reassurance about the probability of transient delirium and the use of physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) daily.
Get the patient up and out of the room at least daily. Personalize the environment to make it more pleasant and comfortable. Medications with sedative or tranquilizing effects can increase the risk of falls.

[jasdeep_brar]

Thank you

[tuate]

No problemo