Author Question: A resident of a long-term care facility has been asking to have the drain in the bathroom sink ... (Read 76 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A resident of a long-term care facility has been asking to have the drain in the bathroom sink repaired for 2 months. The nurse responds by saying that when they move to the new building, the sinks will work very well.

Which right of a resident of a long-term care facility has the nurse violated? a. Right to be free of all forms of abuse
b. Right to be transferred for appropriate reasons
c. Right to voice grievances and have them remedied
d. Right to information about conditions and treatments

Question 2

The nurse recognized which of the following as symptoms of wet age-related macular degenera-tion (AMD)? (Select all that apply.)

a. Rarely causes severe visual impairment
b. Yellow deposits under the retina
c. Decrease in central vision
d. Visual distortion

EAN94 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The nurse has violated the resident's right to voice a grievance and to have the problem fixed. If the residents were moving into the new building in a few days, then the nurse's response might be suitable; however, without specifying a time limit, the nurse has violated the resident's right to voice a grievance and have it remedied. A clogged sink is not abuse. The resident is not going to be transferred; all of the residents are moving to a new facility. A resident's condition or treatments are not mentioned by the resident.

Answer to Question 2

C, D
Patients suffering from wet AMD experience a decrease in central vision and visual distortion. Wet AMD leads to blindness. With distortion, edges or lines become wavy. Dry AMD rarely causes severe visual impairment, and yellow deposits under retina are a classic sign.