During the initial home visit, the home health nurse assesses which of the elderly patient's basic activities of daily living? Select all that apply.
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- Category: Basic Care and Comfort
- Difficulty: 6
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The 78-year-old resident of a nursing home is brought to the emergency department for abdominal pain that is not responsive to oxycodone. She takes captopril, atenolol, lovastatin, and glyburide in addition to the oxycodone. Upon assessment, her abdomen is full and mildly tender. She has positive bowel sounds and reports passing gas but no stools for 96 hours. She denies anorexia or vomiting. A digital rectal examination is performed and stool is found in the rectum. The nurse anticipates being ordered to perform which intervention for this patient?
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- Difficulty: 9
The patient has been prescribed an irrigation for the right eye. The nurse assists the patient into which position?
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