A nurse asks a hospice nurse, Who should be referred for hospice care? Select the correct reply.
a. Hospice is for terminally ill patients with cancer..
b. Patients in the end stage of any disease are eligible..
c. We are best equipped to care for patients with end-stage renal disease..
d. Patients with degenerative neurological disease are eligible after respiration is affected..
Question 2
A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She complains of anorexia and nausea since she started taking the medication a few days ago. What is the nurse's best response?
a. Be sure to take the medicine on an empty stomach to avoid these symptoms.
b. It takes a while to get used to the medicine. Give it a couple of weeks.
c. Try taking the medication with food or milk, and see if the symptoms improve.
d. Stop taking the medication immediately, and I will notify your doctor.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
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The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
Nurse collaboration
Correct position when lifting a heavy object off the floor.
A health care professional taking a radial pulse and common pulse points.