ATI Adult Nursing (NUR 105) Med Surg Test Questions and Answers with Explanations 10 Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation

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ATI Adult Nursing (NUR 105) Med Surg test questions 10: Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation 1. The nurse is providing care for an older adult man whose diagnosis of dementia has recently led... to urinary incontinence. When planning this patient’s care, what intervention should the nurse avoid? a. Scheduled toileting b. Indwelling catheter c. External condom catheter d. Incontinence pads Ans: B Feedback: Indwelling catheters are avoided if at all possible because of the high incidence of urinary tract infections with their use. Intermittent self-catheterization is an appropriate alternative for managing reflex incontinence, urinary retention, and overflow incontinence related to an over distended bladder. External catheters (condom catheters) and leg bags to collect spontaneous voiding are useful for male patients with reflex or total incontinence. Incontinence pads should be used as a last resort because they only manage, rather than solve, the incontinence. 2. You are the nurse caring for a female patient who developed a pressure ulcer as a result of decreased mobility. The nurse on the shift before you has provided patient teaching about pressure ulcers and healing promotion. You assess that the patient has understood the teaching by observing what? [Show More]

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