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kodithompson

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on: Jul 22, 2018
Which of the following patients is most suitable for admission into a hospice?
 
  A. 63-year-old man with a fractured femur
  B. 45-year-old woman with end-stage renal failure
  C. 14-year-old patient with leukemia
  D. 78-year-old patient with dementia

Question 2

A nurse sets up a sterile field. A break in the sterile field occurs when the nurse does which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  A. Wears a double mask because she has a cold
  B. Spills solution onto the sterile field
  C. Keeps the top of the table above waist level
  D. Keeps sterile objects within a 1-inch border of the field


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huda

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
A patient entering a hospice is at the terminal phase of illness, and the patient, family, and physician agree that no further treatment will reverse the disease process.

Answer to Question 2

B, D
A mask is part of personal protective equipment. To maintain a sterile field, you will keep the top of the table higher than waist level and keep all objects more than 1 inch from the borders.


kodithompson

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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