Answer the questions 31-32 using the following case study:   Maria is a retired pharmacist who sustained a right MCA CVA. As a result of the CVA, she presents with a left visual field cut and neglect.  Her areas of strength are in initiation and planning.   Your treatment activity of choice for Maria consisted of searching for specific canned goods in the pantry shelves.  Your focus was to help her utilize an environmental anchor, such as the left boarder of the cabinet, and then scanning from left to right.  An appropriate downgrade would be (select the best answer):

A client with a stroke to the L inferior parietal lobe demonstrates eating soap.  Due to the neurologic nature of the infarct, you would expect him to eat soap with:

A patient diagnosed with arthritis has been taking aspirin and now reports experiencing adverse effects. What adverse effect indicates that a decrease in dose may be necessary?

What is one way a nurse can help prevent the spread of Clostridium difficile?  

Personal space and distance is culturally dependent and can impact nurse-patient interactions significantly. What is the best way for the nurse to interact with a patient who has a different cultural perspective on space and distance?

Which of the following General Strategies are used to reduce the indirect transmission of C. Difficile infection.  (Select ALL that Apply)

The nurse caring for a 91-year-old patient with osteoarthritis is reviewing the patient’s chart. This patient is on a variety of medications prescribed by different doctors.  What is the nurse most concerned about with this patient?  

A patient tells the nurse that he takes laxatives every day but is still constipated. The nurse’s response is based on which of the following?  

In a boarding home where most patients have slight to moderate visual or hearing impairment and some are periodically confused, which of the following would be the nurse’s first priority in caring for sensory concerns?

The nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a 1-year-old. In documenting a deviation from perfect ocular alignment, what term should the nurse use?