The nurse understands that time spent in rapid eye movement sleep (REM) and delta wave sleep is needed for mind and body restoration. Which of the following would interfere with adequate rest and restoration?

A nurse in a long-term care facility witnesses an attendant psychologically abusing a client with dementia. What actions are suggestive of this type of abuse?

A dying client tells the nurse that he does not want any more renal dialysis treatments and just wants to be permitted to die. What should the nurse do with medications prescribed to control the client’s edema? 

A client has been diagnosed with lung cancer with metastases and has learned that the prognosis is very poor. What is the most appropriate question to initiate a discussion about the client’s future wishes for care?

The children and spouse of a client dying of renal failure are eager to interact with the client as much as possible in the days before death. Consequently, the client’s daughter has questioned the nurse’s decision to administer the client’s scheduled opioid analgesic stating that the client does not appear to be in pain at the present time and that the drug tends to make the client drowsy. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate initially?

The spouse of a terminally ill client who is receiving hospice care asks why antibiotics are being prescribed for a urinary tract infection when the client is going to die anyway. What information should be included in the nurse’s explanation?

During an interview, the nurse notes that an older client is having some occasional difficulty with word finding and forgetting the names of people. The client is alert, oriented to time, person, and place, and makes appropriate responses. The client is still employed and managing work responsibilities. What does the nurse conclude from this assessment that the client is experiencing?

The client recently experienced the death of their spouse of 50 years. After 4 months has passed the client continues to set the table for two each evening and puts the spouses’s picture on the table. The client refuses to remove spouse’s belongings from their shared spaces. Daughter expresses concern when accompanying the parent to a routine physician visit. Based on the information provided what stage of grieving does the nurse discuss with the daughter?

The nurse is caring for a client who is dying on the hospice unit. When planning care, it is important for the nurse to include a goal that addresses what need? 

Recall Problem 5 from Lab 3. Nearly everyone turned in the following solution: Will this solution work to flatten the following nested list? ], , , 1, 8, 0, 8] If yes, explain. If not, update the code so it will work.