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An elderly woman who was recently widowed, came to the clinic for a wellness check up. She worked as a teller at a bank for 40 years and has been retired for the past 5 years. She never learned how to drive. She lives in a rural area that does not have public transportation. Which psychosocial change does the nurse focus on as a priority?

You are the nurse planning an educational event for the nurses on a subacute medical unit on the topic of normal, age-related physiological changes. What phenomenon would you include in your teaching plan?

A patient is to receive a medication according to body weight. The drug label reads “Give 0.85 mg/kg”. The patient weighs 121 lbs. How many mg will you administer? Round your answer to the hundredths. _______ mg

The nurse informs the nursing assistant that a patient who is newly admitted will be in contact isolation. What explanation should the nurse give the nursing assistant regarding contact isolation?

An occupational health nurse overhears an employee talking to his manager about a 65-year-old coworker. When hearing the employee state, “He should just retire and make way for some new blood,” what phenomenon has the nurse observed?

A student nurse is working for the medical unit of her local hospital. One of the IV pumps on the unit has been malfunctioning and was placed outside a client room until it could be repaired. To prevent an equipment-related accident from occurring, which of the following should be done?

Which care activities would reduce the risk of a susceptible host acquiring an infection in the healthcare setting? Select all that apply.

The nurse realizes which patient is at greatest risk for an unintended synergistic effect?

A client with a history of poor nutrition and chronic illness is admitted to the medical unit. The registered nurse caring for this client recalls that normal body flora:

Isolation techniques have the potential to break the chain of infection by interfering with what component of the chain of infection?