Author Question: Last year during the winter months, 60 of the clinic's senior clients were admitted to the hospital ... (Read 11 times)

pepyto · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Last year during the winter months, 60 of the clinic's senior clients were admitted to the hospital with respiratory infections, pneumonia, colds, sore throats, bronchitis, and viral symptoms.

The best primary prevention strategy to prevent a reoccurrence of these problems this winter is
A) development of a respiratory hygiene program.
B) encouraging client participation in the clinic's flu shot immunization clinic.
C) to close the clinic during high incidence times to prevent the spread of disease.
D) to screen all clients for potential respiratory conditions.

Question 2

The home care nurse is reviewing all of the medications that her elderly client has in her possession. The nurse notices that the medications are prescribed by multiple physicians,

leading to a very complex medication regime with the potential for multiple side effects. The first action the nurse should do is
A) throw away all medications not on the client's discharge list.
B) verify with the client which medications she takes.
C) contact all of the physicians for clarity of medication orders.
D) identify the side effects the client is currently experiencing.