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NUR 109 Week 5 Exam-with verified answers-2022

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Which are effective ways for the RN to support the caregivers in the home setting? Select all that apply. Arrange for a home health aide. Listen to the caregivers. Provide critique on errors. Focus on the patient needs Help identify other caregivers. What will the RN assess when conducting an admission home visit for a new patient? Select all that apply. Presence or absence of running water. Level of nursing care needed. Patient’s understanding of treatment plan. Mental status of the patient. Satisfaction of patient with hospital care. The OASIS assessment involves assessing all the factors except satisfaction with hospital care. Reference Treas (2018), p. 1620; Hinkle (2018), p. 20-23. Which nursing intervention will the home care RN perform to reduce infection risk for the patient? Store needed supplies in spare room of the dwelling. Use a 1:2 dilution of chlorine bleach to disinfect items. Teach patient to dispose of syringes in household garbage bags. Provide own infection control supplies to use on visit. Supply storage does not indicate method that will decrease infection. Chlorine solution should be 1:10 dilution. Syringes should be discarded in sharps container or a solid covered container such as plastic laundry container. It is necessary for RN to bring own hand washing and infection control supplies rather than assume patient will have them. Reference Treas (2018), p. 1623-1624, 162. Which action used by the RN helps to maintain infection control in a home visit? Use of bar soap when hands are visibly soiled. Use of a 1:5 dilution of chlorine bleach in water to disinfect surfaces. Place saturated wound dressings in a plastic lined waste can. Schedule home visit last for patients with multidrug-resistant infections Avoid using patients’ bar soap, that may harbor organisms. Patients with more infection prone illness should be seen at end of day to decrease transmission to another ill patient. The chlorine solution of 1:10 dilution, not 1:5 dilution is appropriate to use for disinfection in home setting. Dressings should be double bagged when saturated. Reference: Treas (2018), p. 1628. The medication order for a patient in the home reads: Morphine 0.1mg/kg every three (3) hours as needed for acute pain. The patient weighs 46 kilograms. The pharmacy label reads: Transcript: Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP. 2 mg/mL How many mL per dose will the RN administer? Record your answer using the principles of safe medication documentation. Write only the number; do not include words or abbreviations in your answer. Use a decimal, instead of a fraction, if required. (For example, write 0.5 instead of ½.) mL Answer 1: 2.3 CONTINUED........

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