A child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy rises from the floor by walking up the thighs with the hands. The nurse records this observation as:
a. hand-assistance.
b. leg crawling.
c. Gowers' sign.
d. Bright's sign.
Question 2In providing personal hygiene for a Hindu patient from India, the nurse should:
a. not serve meat.
b. shampoo the patient's hair weekly.
c. give a daily bath.
d. cut nails monthly.
Question 3If a body fluid is spilled, the nurse should first don gloves, then spray the fluid with:
a. liquid detergent.
b. 20 bleach solution.
c. 10 bleach solution.
d. warm soapy water.
Question 4The new LPN/LVN is concerned regarding what should or should not be done for patients. Select the resource that will best provide this information.
a. Nurse Practice Act
b. Standards of care
c. Scope of nursing practice
d. Professional organizations
Question 5The nurse has strong moral convictions that abortions are wrong. When assigned to assist with an abortion, the nurse has the right to:
a. ask for another assignment.
b. leave work.
c. transfer to another floor.
d. protest to the supervisor.