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How should the nurse best describe the purpose of HIV medications?

The nurse receives report for a group of older adult patients in the morning. Which patient should the nurse see first?

While traveling to a patient’s home for a visit, the home health-care nurse becomes lost in an unfamiliar part of town and feels unsafe. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is speaking with the family of an older adult patient about how to slow the onset of elder frailty. What should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is planning to work at a long-term care facility. Which skills should the nurse plan to perform? (Select all that apply.)

While collecting data on a patient with end-stage kidney disease, the nurse discovers a body temperature of 102.6°F (39.2°C). Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is determining if a patient meets the criteria for hospice care. Which qualification supports hospice care?

An older adult patient tells the nurse he caused a car accident by not stopping for a red light in time, saying, “I didn’t even feel the brake under my foot.” The nurse suspects what as a contributing factor to the accident?

A patient asks what a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order means. What should the nurse explain to the patient?

During a home health-care visit, the nurse recognizes that the primary caregiver of the patient is exhausted and tense. What action should the nurse take?