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A nurse is assessing a client who has peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ️️Hair loss on the lower legs A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has esophageal cancer and is to undergo radiation therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching? - ️️"I will use my hands rather than a washcloth to clean the radiation area. A nurse at a provider'...

A nurse is providing education to a client with a fractured femur who will need to use crutches for the next 6 weeks. Identify if the following directions provided by the nurse for walking up stairs using crutches are true or false. 1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand. 2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the 'unaffected' leg. 3. If not allowed to place weight on the 'affected' leg, hop up with the 'unaffected' leg. 4...

Ch. 1 #1 At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply. A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as book reviews and word games during social time B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics...

Pharmacology - ️️the study of medicines Responses to drugs depends on - ️️Age Sex Body Mass Health Status Genetics A drug is prescribed for - ️️disorder/disease, also known as its indication Therapeutics - ️️The prevention of disease and treatment of suffering Pharmacotherapy/pharmacotherapeutics - ️️Administration of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention or treatment and relief of disease/suffering Drug - ️️a chemical agent capable of producing biological...

Top Down Triangle - ️️Top - Referral, Chart Review, and Team Check-In - Interview to determine the client's perceptions, participation, and priorities - Quick Screens - Functional Performance Evaluation - Assessment of specific skills Bottom Why Evaluate ADL's? - ️️- Great starting point for all occupations - Many ADLs must be accomplished before moving onto IADLs - Provides a reference point for the rest of intervention - ADLs are important to complete successfully - Tr...

Music Therapy - ️️a discipline in which credentialed professionals (MTA) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and wellbeing Music therapists - ️️- use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social and spiritual domains - an accredited MT uses music meaningfully towards a healthcare goal such as speech and vocabulary, physical rehabilitation, self-expression (i...

HRAC - ️️Hazard recognition, hazard assessment and hazard control Hazard Recognition - ️️The systematic task of identifying all hazards present or potentially present in a workplace. It's always the first step of any HRAC process. Hazard Assessment - ️️Workers and employers which of the hazards needs to be addressed most urgently. Hazard Control - ️️The process used to establish preventative and corrective measures implemented to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the h...

What measures can OHS practitioners take to prevent and respond to workplace injuries or ill-health? (7) - ️️In addition to identifying and control workplace hazards, OHS practitioners engage in a variety of other organizational activities designed to prevent and respond to injuries and ill health. Interventions such as training, behaviour modification, emergency planning, incident investigation, and disability management round out the OHS function. 1. What common physical agents exist...

What factors affect the effectiveness of training? - ️️ Can safety be improved by modifying workers' behaviour? What are the risks of this approach? - ️️ What are the challenges associated with emergency planning? - ️️ What is the purpose of and what are the steps in incident investigation? - ️️ What conflicts underlie disability management programs? - ️️ What motivates employers to offer workplace wellness programming? Does programming meet these employer needs? - ...