Author Question: The nurse hears a news report about an older woman having her purse stolen. The assailant said, Give ... (Read 39 times)

CBme · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse hears a news report about an older woman having her purse stolen. The assailant said, Give me your purse, old lady, or I'll kill you. What crimes have been committed? (Select all that apply.)

a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Larceny
d. Robbery
e. Burglary

Question 2

The nurse notes a patient's prealbumin is 2 mg/dL. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Tell the patient to add more protein to the diet.
b. Conduct a nutritional screening with a standard tool.
c. Refer the patient to a registered dietician.
d. Instruct the patient to maintain good nutri-tional habits.

medine · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, D
Assault is the threat of harm. Robbery is taking property by force or threat of force. Battery is actually physically harming the victim. Larceny is a noncontact crime resulting in loss of property. Burglary is the taking of property while being in the victim's residence, place of business, or automobile without authorization.

Answer to Question 2

C
Normal albumin levels are above 15 mg/dl. Values below 5 mg/dL are considered a marker for severe protein deficiency. The nurse should enlist the services of a registered dietician to help manage this patient. Adding more protein to the diet and conducting a nutritional screening are not the best answers because the nurse already knows the patient is severely malnourished. In-structing the patient to maintain his or her good nutritional habits is incorrect.