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

Interpret the PFT result below.  Pick all that applies Pulmonary Mechanics % Predicted   FVC 62%   FEV1 43%   FEV1/FVC 63%   FEF25 47%   FEF50 44%   FEF75 50%   FEF200-1200 47%   PEFR 60%         Lung Volumes     SVC 65%   IC 62%   FRC 63%   TLC 61%   Vt 68%   ERV 63%   IRV 68%   RV 50%   RV/TLC 31%               Diffusion Defect     DLCO 66%   DLCO/VA 58%         Pre- Bronchodilator     FEV1 –  Pre 2.5 L   Post-Bronchodilator     FEV1  –  Post  2.75 L