Author Question: When caring for elderly clients, the nurse identifies which as a result of aging on the endocrine ... (Read 48 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

When caring for elderly clients, the nurse identifies which as a result of aging on the
endocrine system?

A) Decrease in metabolic rate
B) Wakefulness at night
C) Decrease in voluntary movements
D) More prone to heat stroke

Question 2

A nurse is required to care for a client who is HIV-positive. Which of the following nursing care measures should be employed when caring for the client?

A) Take suitable precautions to protect the client from nosocomial infections.
B) Discuss the client's health condition with the client's relatives.
C) Put the client's infectious wastes in a closed bag and dispose of in a sanitary landfill.
D) Break the needles off the syringes manually before disposing of them.

Joc · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Suitable isolative precautions should be taken to protect the client from nosocomial infections. The nurse should not reveal the client's health condition to relatives without getting the client's consent to reveal confidential matters. Infectious wastes should be incinerated or autoclaved before disposal in a sanitary landfill. When disposing of syringes, the nurse should put the needles in puncture-proof containers instead of breaking off the needles from the syringes.