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The home care nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter after spinal cord injury. The catheter is patent with clear yellow urine after being in place for 8 weeks. Which is the appropriate action of the nurse?

Which assessment finding leads the nurse to question an order for an abdominal flat plate test?

The patient’s urinalysis indicates increased specific gravity of the urine. Which finding does the nurse anticipate will be found upon assessment? 

A patient with a Foley catheter needs a urine sample for culture and sensitivity. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take?

Which actions of the nurse demonstrate correct administration of a soapsuds enema? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following types of work must a solicitor’s firm be authorised by the FCA to carry out?

Which assessment finding supports the nursing diagnosis overflow urinary incontinence related to urethral obstruction?

The patient knocked over the specimen container and spilled some of the urine that had been collected for a 24-hour urine analysis. Which is the appropriate action of the nurse?

Levi brings a claim against Peter in respect of a failed business venture. The matter proceeds and you are asked to advise Levi as to costs. There is no relevant fixed costs regime in place. If, at the conclusion of the trial, the court orders one party to pay another party’s costs, how will the court determine the amount of costs to be paid?        

Jonny is a witness for the Defendant, Molar Solutions Limited (“MSL”), which has been sued for breach of contract in the County Court at Watford. The trial will be held the week after next. Since making his witness statement, Jonny has had a disagreement with MSL and has left its employment to work for a rival firm. His evidence remains very important for MSL. In the circumstances, MSL decides that a witness summons must be issued and served. Which of the following is correct as to the process for serving the witness summons upon Jonny?