Safety Infection control 4000

To prepare the community for the possible threat of anthrax, a nurse must teach that: 1. immunizations can prevent anthrax. 2. blood and body secretions can transmit anthrax. 3. physicians use isoniazid (INH), rifampin (Rifadin), and pyrazinamide to treat anthrax. 4. anthrax can infect the integumentary, GI, and respiratory systems. A client with moderate Alzheimer's-related dementia is being prepared for discharge. What statement by the caregiver demonstrates that discharge teaching about client safety has been effective? 1. "I should encourage him to be active and do as much as he can on his own." 2. "Showering by himself is fine as long as he remains seated and holds tightly to the safety rails." 3. "I need to place signs in each room to help remind him where he is." 4. "Someone should supervise him at all times." While ambulating, a client who had an open cholecystectomy complains of feeling dizzy and then falls to the floor. After attending to the client, a nurse completes an incident report. Which action by the nurse should the charge nurse correct? 1. Documenting the incident factually in her nurses' notes 2. Submitting the incident report to the appropriate hospital administrator 3. Notifying the physician of the incident and the client's condition 4. Making a copy of the incident report for the client A nurse is teaching a client with a long leg cast how to use crutches properly while descending a staircase. The nurse should tell the client to transfer body weight to the unaffected leg, and then: 1. advance both legs. 2. advance the unaffected leg. 3. advance the affected leg. 4. advance both crutches. A client is in Buck's traction after fracturing his right hip. The nurse should include which action in the care plan? 1. Removing the weights once every shift 2. Maintaining the bed in the knee-Gatch position 3. Keeping the client in semi-Fowler's position