Answer to Question 1
ANS: C
Throw rugs present a fall or tripping hazard. Nights lights help light halls to prevent falls, extension cords can present a trip hazard, and cleaning supplies can contain poisonous materials.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: D
The nurse should collaborate with the social worker to identify community resources for obtaining assistive equipment. The social worker facilitates contact with insurance companies or other agencies to assist with the financing of recommended therapeutic assistive and specialty devices. Occupational therapists evaluate the patient for safe performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, and grooming, and they make recommendations to enhance safe performance of these activities, such as the use of specialty equipment (e.g., grippers for pants, oversized shoehorns). Physical therapists evaluate the patient's ability to perform and maintain balance during routine activities such as sitting, standing, and walking. They make recommendations for assistive devices such as canes and walkers to promote safe performance of these activities. Physicians order the equipment.
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Teaching methods based on patients developmental capacity
Patient teaching: ear assessment
Patient teaching: rectal and anal assessment
All messages must be documented and placed in the patient's chart.
Head of a patient with tertiary syphilis.