The nurse is administering donepezil (Aricept) to a patient with stage 1 Alzheimer's dis-ease. Based on this drug's mechanism of action, the nurse will seek evidence of im-provement in the patient's:
a. Social behaviors
b. Existing delusions
c. Ability to tolerate stress
d. Ability to remember recent events
Question 2
An elderly patient with dementia has a nursing diagnosis of self-care deficit: bathing, hy-giene. She lives alone and the nursing assessment proves reason to believe she has forgot-ten how to perform hygiene and bathing activities.
Which intervention is most appropriate for this patient?
a. Bathe daily with reminders.
b. Bathe twice weekly with assistance.
c. Patient will be provided with in-home nursing care.
d. Patient will be transferred to an assisted living facility.
Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Entry level nurse competencies
Likelihood of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Based on BMI
An open chamber MRI may be more comfortable for the patient, but images may not be as distinct.
Administering Parenteral Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Injections