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.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
Many former slaves understood that illiteracy was an implement of bondage. The Freedmen’s Bureau bui
Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest.