The RN teaches the 89 year old with cognitive impairment and…
The RN teaches the 89 year old with cognitive impairment and his family that the patient’s overflow urinary incontinence is an involuntary loss of urine associated with over-distention of the bladder. The nurse feels the teaching has been successful when the family member states:
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Your patient is admitted with heart failure and has comorbidities of dementia and depression. You want to assess decisional capacity. The factors you are testing include: 1) ability to make a choice, 2) repeat information in their own words, 3) weigh options, and 4):
Read DetailsThere are several options for non-life-prolonging care avail…
There are several options for non-life-prolonging care available to people who do not desire and cannot benefit from life-prolonging care. Which of the following is an example of life-prolonging care rather than non-life-prolonging care?
Read DetailsMr. Harrow is a 76-year-old man in the last stages of kidney…
Mr. Harrow is a 76-year-old man in the last stages of kidney failure. His body is undergoing a complex metabolic process characterized by loss of muscle mass and fat. The nurse caring for Mr. Harrow in the hospital knows that he is experiencing:
Read DetailsOne of the two major markers of malnutrition, ________ is de…
One of the two major markers of malnutrition, ________ is described as “a syndrome of progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, which increases the risk of adverse outcomes, such as physical disability, poor quality of life, and even death.”
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