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The nurse is caring for an elderly client who is struggling to adapt to hearing loss related to aging. Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement to assist the client in adapting to this sensory deficit? (Select all that apply.)

A home care client has both visual and hearing deficits. What would be the nurse’s highest priority concern when planning and implementing care?

A nurse asks the parent of a hospitalized 3-year-old client to bring in the child’s favorite blanket or stuffed animal. What sense is the nurse trying to stimulate with this intervention?

A nurse is caring for a client following cataract surgery. Which comment from the client should the nurse report to the client’s provider?

What is the optimal position to facilitate breathing in the client with oxygenation issues?

Which clients are more likely to be at risk for sensory deprivation?

A client was admitted to the hospital for a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation. The client is having trouble catching their breath while walking to the bathroom and are requiring increased supplemental oxygen for activity. The client also reports dizziness and lightheadedness when they stand up. It takes the client 15 minutes to return to their baseline breathing pattern after ambulating to the bathroom. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis/clinical problem for this client?

A client has provider orders for NPO (nothing by mouth) following abdominal surgery to repair a bowel obstruction and intravenous therapy. The client has a nasogastric tube inserted to low intermittent suction. Why does the client require intravenous therapy?

Based on your knowledge of developmental considerations, a nurse is especially watchful for a fluid volume deficit in which patient population due to having more ECF?

While reading the client’s chart, the nurse identifies the client is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the nurse expect to find?