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People who are old or disabled have problem in protecting themselves, so a nurse should take-charge in these cases to assess what kind of patients require more help than others. The most important duty of a nurse is to save the client's life. In emergencies a nurses' first priority action should be to save the patient's life. Nurses should always be aware as to what constitutes a safe surrounding.
In the given case, restraining the patient back to bed might irritate the patient, and in case of emergency getting out of bed might be important. Asking a family member will not be helpful, as the family member will not be able to make the patient get out of it. Checking the client after every 15 minutes is not feasible, as the nurse has other works also.
Hence, the options 1, 2 and 3 are incorrect.
Using a bed exit monitoring device is the best intervention as this allows to alert the nurse. It also allows some sense of independence to the patient. It will also give the nurse some sort of assurance that in case of emergency she will able to report immediately.
Hence, the correct answer is option
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Answer:
The most important duty of a nurse is to save the client's life. In emergencies a nurses' first priority action should be to save the patient's life. Motor vehicles, fire, and burns are the major causes of injuries. Nurses should always be aware as to what constitutes a safe surrounding.
People who are old and disabled have the problem in protecting themselves, so a nurse should take-charge in these cases to assess what kind of patients require more help than others. In case of a fire the most important nursing action is not reporting the fire. Extinguishing the fire will take time, and cause loss of life. Containing the fire is not the job of a nurse, and will lead to more casualties.
Hence, the options 1, 2 and 4 are incorrect.
Protecting the life of a client or patient is the utmost responsibility of the nurse. A nurses' main duty is to serve a patient, and she has to put it before everything, even her own life. Patient's life is the most important.
Hence, the correct answer is option
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Answer:
The nurses have a great role in the patient's life as they are responsible for providing the best care during hospitalization. They also protect them from various emergencies as well. The most important duty of a nurse is to save the client's life. In emergencies a nurses' first priority action should be to save the patient's life.
Nurses should always be aware as to what constitutes a safe surrounding. In the given case, the risk of suffocation is not applicable. The risk of suffocation will apply only if the house is too small or they live in an isolated room. Risk of injury, and disuse syndrome is not relevant here.
Hence, the options 1, 2 and 4 are incorrect.
The correct diagnosis will be of risk for poisoning. As the house is too old and there is a risk of leakage of some harmful agents or substances. These agents can cause poisoning and can lead to the death.
Hence, the correct answer is option
.