The nurse is researching the continuum of lifestyle options for ...

[Charlie]

The nurse is researching the continuum of lifestyle options for clients being discharged from an acute healthcare facility. Which of the following clients would be the most likely to be interested in this service?
 
  A) A homeless woman who has two children
  B) A client who has advanced Parkinson's disease
  C) A 70-year-old client who is unable to live independently at home.
  D) An orphan who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a client about the medications prescribed by the physician. Which of the following should the nurse state as the reason for not crushing an enteric-coated tablet into a powder?
 
  A) The medication melts when in contact with moisture.
  B) The medication dissolves in the client's mouth.
  C) The medication tastes unpleasant.
  D) The medication irritates the stomach mucosa.

[chem1s3]

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
A continuum of lifestyle options (the continuing care retirement community) is available for clients of all ages, but particularly seniors. These include independent living with or without community-based services, assisted living in one's own home or home care, subacute placement, skilled nursing care, and short- or long-term care/rehabilitation in a healthcare facility. Sometimes, a single corporation owns/manages all these facilities; residents can move among them with a minimum of red tape.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
An enteric-coated tablet should not be crushed into a powder, because the medication irritates the stomach mucosa. The tablet is enteric-coated so that the coating does not dissolve until the tablet reaches the intestine. Medications that taste unpleasant are mixed with a syrup or sweetener to mask the taste. Orally disintegrating tablets are designed to improve medication compliance; these tablets usually dissolve when in contact with moisture and melt in the client's mouth.

[Charlie]

Excellent

[nanny]

Gracias!