While ambulating, the patient becomes light-headed and starts to ...

[cmoore54]

While ambulating, the patient becomes light-headed and starts to fall. What should the nurse do first?
 
  a. Call for help.
  b. Try to reach for a chair.
  c. Ease the patient down to the floor.
  d. Push the patient back toward the bed.

Question 2

To obtain a double-voided urine specimen, the nurse instructs the client to:
 
  A. Save two separate specimens from the first voiding in the morning
  B. Add two specimens together from the morning and evening voiding
  C. Discard the first sample, then wait half an hour and void again
  D. Void first and then self-catheterize to obtain the specimens

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Answer to Question 1

C
If the patient begins to fall, gently ease the patient to the floor by holding firmly onto the gait belt; stand with the feet apart to provide a broad base of support, extend the leg, and let the patient gently slide to the floor. As the patient slides, the nurse bends the knees to lower the body. The nurse can cause more damage to self and patient by trying to catch the patient.
The nurse certainly will call for help, but this is not the first priority. The nurse must ensure the patient's safety before getting help by easing him to the floor.

Answer to Question 2

C
C and D. Ask client to collect random urine specimen and discard, drink a glass of water, and collect another specimen 30 to 45 minutes later
A. Stagnant urine stored in bladder overnight or for long periods does not reveal amount of glucose and ketones excreted by kidney at time of testing
B. A fresh specimen should be used because stagnant urine that has been in the bladder for several hours will not accurately reflect serum glucose level at time of testing

[cmoore54]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

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