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You are the nurse working on the telemetry unit and you have finally gotten to sit down to work on some charting. Suddenly the heart monitors at the station start beeping. Patient in room 18 is showing this rhythm on the monitor. The medical team advances together into the room and finds them unconscious. What is priority action by the nurse? A) Prepare to administer adenosine to the patient B) Begin chest compressions C) Prepare for defibrillation D) Check for a pulse Answer: D. A pulse wo...

Geriatrics NCLEX QuestionsB. Hip fractures resulting from falls are a leading cause of placement in long-term care facilities. - Answer-Which statement is true regarding falls in the elderly? A. Most falls occur in the garage. B. Hip fractures resulting from falls are a leading cause of placement in long-term care facilities. C. Fall risk decreases with addition of medications. D. Sedatives reduce the risk of falls. C. encourage fluids to decrease the urine concentration so it is less...

The nurse is performing an assessment on an older client who is having difficulty sleeping at night. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further teaching regarding measures to improve sleep? a) "I swim three times a week." b) "I have stopped smoking cigars." c) "I drink hot chocolate before bedtime." d) "I read for 40 minutes before bedtime." - Answer-c) "I drink hot chocolate before bedtime." Many nonpharmacological sleep aids can be used to influence sleep. ...

What is aging determined by? - Answer-Society and Culture In 1935 social security set "old" at what age? - Answer-65 years old. In the 2000s what was set as "old"? - Answer-Closer to 70 years of age. What is young-old? - Answer-65-74 years. What is middle-old? - Answer-75-84 years. What is old-old? - Answer-Older than 85 years. What does aging depend on? - Answer-Decade during which one was born or his or her history, Gender, Ethnic Group, and Health. According to Global...

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Hope - Answer-having a vision that includes hopes and dreams. Setting goals, while refraining from negative predictions. Fearfalse despair not false hope. CRSS - Answer-professional employed specifically to use their own life recovery experiences to support the recoveries of others SAMHSA'S DEFINITION OF RECOVERY - Answer-process of change through which individuals improve health and wellness live self and directed life and strive to reach their potential defining recovery - Answer-per...

What is recovery - Answer-Process in which persons are able to live, work, learn and participate fully in communities Two ways in recovery - Answer-For some individuals recovery is the ability to live a fulfilling and productive life despite disability For others recovery implies the reduction or complete remission of symptoms What plays integral role in an individual role in an recovery - Answer-HOPE According to Lowinson recovery from co-occurring conditions consists of - Answer-Gai...

What is the definition of recovery? The process in which persons are able to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. How does recovery differ for individuals? For some, recovery is the ability to live a fulfilling and productive life despite a disability. For others, it implies the reduction or complete remission of symptoms. What is the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health? A commission formed in 2003 to study the US mental health service deli...

what is the purpose of interviews and interrogations - Answer-to find the truth what are potential errors in eye-witness identifications - Answer-45% to 60% accounts are wrong what factors are involved in eye-witness identifications - Answer-perception, memory recall, communication, candor what are the percentages of how we communicate - Answer-55% gestures, 7% words, 38% voice what are the relationships of recall and speech - Answer-speech rate is 120 words per minute what is the...

What is the Kirby report? - Answer-Kirby focused more on the private health sector as they proposed considering a different health care structure because of the problems public health care is creating. In this document, the Committee stressed the need for cooperation among all stakeholders to reduce problems of maldistribution, undersupply, and jurisdictional competition. He recommended that the federal government work with other concerned parties to create a permanent national coordinating body...