The nurse is caring for a group of medical-surgical patients. Which of the following patients have the greatest risk for developing an infection?

Which patient outcome indicates positive progress towards resolving the nursing diagnosis of Acute confusion?

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?

Which statement made to the home health nurse alerts him to a safety issue that needs to be addressed immediately?

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

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:

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

A gerontologic nurse is basing the therapeutic programs at a long-term care facility on Miller’s Functional Consequences Theory. To actualize this theory of aging, the nurse should prioritize what task?

A 70-year-old client who has a severe visual impairment is admitted to the hospital the day before surgery. The registered nurse recognizes that a priority goal for this client would include which of the following? The client will:

Match the Patient to the Vulnerable Patient Population