Which important steps would the community nurse take when dealing with older adults with a confusional states problem?

-Foster human dignity and maintain the best possible functioning, protection, and safety

-Show the caregiver techniques to dress, feed, and toilet the older adult

-Protect the client's rights and provide support to maintain the physical and mental health of family members

When caring for a community-dwelling older adult with dementia, the nurse should maintain the best possible functioning, protection, and safety in addition to fostering human dignity. The nurse should demonstrate to the caregiver techniques to dress, feed, and toilet the client, and protect the client's rights and provide support to maintain the physical and mental health of the family members. When a community-dwelling older adult has medication use and abuse issues, the nurse should obtain the client's drug history. Educating an older adult with dementia about safe medication storage is not appropriate because he or she may not understand the process. If a community-dwelling older adult has arthritis, the nurse should teach the adult to be cautious of false advertisements that promise a cure for the disease.

Preparing the budget, staffing, strategic planning of programs and services, employee evaluations, and employee development

A nurse administrator's function is to prepare the budget, staffing, strategic planning of programs and services, employee evaluations, and employee development. A certified registered nurse anesthetist provides surgical anesthesia under the guidance and supervision of an anesthesiologist. The nurse practitioner provides comprehensive care and directly manages the medical care of clients who are healthy or have chronic conditions. Nurse educators provide knowledge about current nursing practices, trends, theories, and necessary skills in laboratories and clinical settings.

-"Specialized rehabilitation services help clients and caregivers to adjust to lifestyle changes."

-"Rehabilitation helps prevent complications associated with illness or injury at the initial stages."

-"Rehabilitation helps clients attain their fullest physical, mental, social, vocational, and economic potential."

Specialized rehabilitation services, such as cardiovascular, neurological, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, and mental health rehabilitation programs, enable clients and their caregivers to adjust to lifestyle changes and help them function with the limitations of their illness. At the initial stages, rehabilitation aims to prevent complications associated with the illness or injury. Rehabilitation enables clients to reach their highest physical, mental, social, vocational, and economic potential possible. Drug rehabilitation is only one type of rehabilitation program. Clients may require rehabilitation after a physical or mental illness, injury, or chemical addiction. When the client's condition stabilizes, rehabilitation helps to maximize his or her functioning and level of independence.

"A client is being discharged from the hospital setting with an implanted port. The nurse describes the routine care activities to prevent any complications."

As an educator, the nurse explains, instructs, or describes about health to the client. In the given scenario, the nurse describes the routine care activities to a client who is being discharged with an implanted port, and therefore is playing the role of an educator. As a caregiver, the nurse meets all health care needs of the client such as emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. The nurse adheres to the principle of autonomy by initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders to assist the client. As a communicator, the nurse regularly communicates with clients, family members, and other health care providers to manage and coordinate client care.

Which step listed by the nursing student indicates a need for additional training regarding communicating with older adults with hearing problems?

Which situation would the nurse address to meet the safety and security needs of the client according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Which are the major attributes that affect the quality of care provided for the client by the nurse?

What does a community based nurse do as a change agent?