The nurse can provide continuity for the demented patient in a general hospital by:
a. keeping the patient in the room.
b. reducing environmental stimuli such as the TV or radio.
c. assigning the same personnel every day for care.
d. attach bed alarm to patient.
Question 2
The nurse explains to a family that current guidelines have limited the use of antipsychotic medication to:
a. behavior that is clearly disruptive.
b. constant yelling and screaming.
c. evidence of hallucinations.
d. inability to identify time, place, or person.
Closed urinary drainage system. Urine being measured after it leaves patient’s body via catheter.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Fundus of white pateint and black patient
The reminder card should be completed and handed to the patient after the appointment is scheduled.
Positioning the Patient in the Fowler’s Position
Reputable Websites for Patient Education Cont.