If a nurse refuses to abandon her patient even if others go on strike, she is supporting the principle of:
a. fidelity
b. veracity
c. justice
d. autonomy
Question 2
An elderly client has recently been put on high fall precaution after a new medication initiated. The client's daughter questions the nurse as to why this precaution was put in place. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Your mother was recently started on a new medication to treat her high blood pressure. This medication could cause her to be more prone to falling.
B) Any client your mother's age is automatically put on high fall risk.
C) Your mother has an order to get out of bed. Anyone with this order is put on high fall risk.
D) Your mother was recently started on an intravenous fluid infusion. This is why we placed her on high fall precaution.
Palpating the thyroid gland from behind the patient is a most effective way of assessing the gland f
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Patient Teaching
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: radial deviation.
Assisting the patient to transfer from the bed or examining table to a wheelchair.