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RIsk factors for client injury ● Age and developmental status ● Mobility and balance ● Knowledge about safety hazards ● Sensory and cognitive awareness ● Communication skills ● Home and work environment ● Community in which the client lives ● Lifestyle choices Infants and Toddlers Safety Risks Because of tendency to put objects in mouth and hazards encountered from exploring their environment - Aspiration - Suffocation - Poisoning - Falls - Motor vehicle injury - Burns Prescho...

Functional ability cognitive, social, physical, and emotional ability to carry out the normal activities of life required to meet basic needs; fulfill usual roles in family, workplace, and community; and maintain health and well being Badl basic activities of daily living- relate to personal care and mobility Iadl instrumental activities of daily living- related to more complex skills that are essential to living in a community Function the positive or neutral interaction between person's he...

Nursing considerations of infection being in a hospital, Recent surgery, immunocompromised, poor oxygenation, impaired circulation, ect. Categories of infections bacteria, virus, fungus, & parasites Localized infection signs swelling, redness, pain, heat Systemic infection signs fever, change of vital signs, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, feeling awful "localized" limited to a specific area Dissemenated spread from one area to another Systemic affects the whole body Sepsis presenc...

A nurse is caring for a client who has an infection. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to prevent the transmission of the client's infection? A. Place the client in a positive-pressure room B. Encourage the client to stay well-hydrated C. Educate the client on the side effects of antibiotics D. Frequent hand washing before, during, and after client care - ANSWER-D. Frequent hand washing before, during, and after client care Reasoning: The nurse can help prevent th...

The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic? Pharmacotherapeutics What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer? It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen. A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia for several days and begins to complain of generalized itching. The nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a temperature of 38.5°C (101°F)....

Newborn infants: developmental competence Lanugo, vernix caseosa, sebum What is lanugo? fine downy hair of newborn infant (on their shoulder and back have very fine hair) What is vernix caseosa? thick, cheesy substance (has an odor that is pleasant like a cookie) What is sebum? holding water in the skin producing milia (little white bumps that go away) Developmental competence in children epidermis thickens, darkens, and becomes lubricated; hair growth accelerates Developmental competence i...

A nurse in an outpatient clinic is assessing a middle adult client as part of a routine physical examination. The client's BP is 142/88 mm Hg, his body mass index (BMI) is 31, and he is a current smoker. The nurse should identify that this client has multiple risk factors for which of the following disorders? A. Testicular Cancer B. Cardiovascular Disease C. Depression D. Thyroid Disease B: Cardiovascular Disease explanation: risk factors for cardiovascular disease include BP elevation, obesit...

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