The nursing home staff is working on a renovation project for the special care unit. What should be a key element of the plan?
A) Paint the bedrooms green
B) Paint the dining room violet
C) Use wavy-patterned rugs in the hallways
D) Use contrasting colors for the doors of the storage closets
Question 2A patient, age 36, is scheduled for a unilateral orchiectomy for treatment of testicular cancer. He is withdrawn and does not initiate interaction with the nurse. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Carefully explain the post operative activity restrictions.
b. Set a patient outcome that he will verbalize his understanding of the procedure.
c. Assure him that he will have adequate future sexual functioning.
d. Assess his concerns related to his diagnosis and treatment.
Question 3The nursing staff at a long-term care facility are providing care for a male resident who requires total assistance owing to his severe Alzheimer's disease.
Which of the following nursing actions are likely to foster the resident's dignity, personal worth, and individuality? (Select all that apply.) A) Ensuring that nursing actions are performed in privacy as much as possible.
B) Using the resident's name when interacting with him, despite the fact that he is disoriented to person.
C) Giving the resident choices and options even though he has difficulty making decisions.
D) Attempting to engage the resident in conversation despite his cognitive losses.
E) Minimizing stressors by performing as many of his ADLs as possible.
Question 4The health care provider has ordered continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with the delivery of oxygenation. The patient asks the nurse what the benefit of CPAP is. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) CPAP allows a higher percentage of oxygen to be used
B) CPAP prevents the collapse of the patient's airway
C) CPAP eliminates the need for oxygen supplementation during the day
D) CPAP alters alveolar perfusion
Question 5A group of residents in a skilled nursing facility are sitting outside in the garden enjoying a hot summer day. What primary concern does the nurse recognize for these residents?
A) Lack of thirst perception
B) Lack of energy and related depression
C) Lack of motivation to get out of the sun
D) Effects of certain medications on body temperature
Question 6An appropriate nursing intervention for the patient with a hydrocele is to
a. apply a heating pad.
b. apply ice packs.
c. apply analgesic spray.
d. limit fluid intake.
Question 7Nurse Y is providing care for a male patient who is in the late stages of vascular dementia. The nurse is in the habit of reminding the patient who he is, where he is, and what month and year it is when interacting with him.
How is nurse Y's action best understood? A) Reorientation is ineffective with patients diagnosed with dementias.
B) Reorientation serves only to remind patients with dementia of their cognitive losses, so it is best avoided.
C) Reorientation can be a useful intervention when used appropriately.
D) Reorientation does not slow the progression of cognitive losses and is thus unwarranted.
Question 8The daughter of an older patient believes that fresh air kills germs and keeps her father's bedroom window open at night. Because her father wears pajamas, she insists that he is comfortable. What recommendation should the nurse make?
A) The patient should wear flannel pajamas.
B) Place one quilt and two blankets on the patient's bed
C) Keep the temperature in the patient's room not lower than 75F
D) Ensure that the window in the patient's room has permanent screening
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