A hospice nurse is caring for a dying client at home. The nurse is aware that most Americans would rather die in what type of setting?
A) At home
B) In a long-term care setting
C) In a hospital
D) In an inpatient hospice setting
Question 2
An older patient has a Braden Scale pressure ulcer risk score of 18. What does this score mean to the nurse?
1. The patient is at a low risk for the development of a pressure ulcer.
2. This patient is at a high risk for the development of a pressure ulcer.
3. The score is inconclusive and the assessment repeated within 3 days.
4. This score is inconclusive and shows no significant risk pressure ulcer development.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
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