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Which nursing action is most appropriate for assessing a patient’s learning needs?

Upon palpation, the nurse notices that the bladder is firm and distended; the patient expresses an urge to urinate. The nurse should follow up by asking which question?

A nurse is assessing a patient for the risk of suicide. The nurse knows to as which of the following questions:

You are a nurse working in a Long-Term Care setting caring for Mr. Lowe. Mr. Lowe is a 75-year-old who is independent with most care but requires assistance getting on to the toilet. Mr. Lowe has control of urine and bowels. Today, Mr. Lowe’s call bell was not answered quick enough, and he urinates in his pants. This type of incontinence is referred to as;

You are caring for a patient at risk for pressure injury. Which of the following will reduce the risk for pressure injury?

The spread of infection involves a process known as the chain of infection. The links in the chain, starting from the top of the circle and moving to the right in a clockwise direction are as follows:

The nursing student can help a geriatric patient’s self-concept by using which technique?

Plaque causes periodontal diseases.

A patient informs the nurse that they have been using laxatives three times daily to lose weight. After stopping use of the laxative, the patient had difficulty with constipation and wonders if she needs to take laxatives again. With which following statement does the nurse educate the patient?

The nurse is caring for an Indigenous patient who describes having been taken away from their family and placed in a non-Indigenous home as a child. What is the term for this historical phenomenon?