The wife of an older adult man who has had diabetes mellitus for the past 10 years reports to the home health nurse that her husband fell yesterday while taking his daily walk in the neighborhood. He has a bruised hand and a small abrasion on his left knee. The nurse assesses that his neurologic vital signs are stable. To reduce risk for future falls, which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The wife of an older adult man who has had diabetes mellitus for the past 10 years reports to the home health nurse that her husband fell yesterday while taking his daily walk in the neighborhood. He has a bruised hand and a small abrasion on his left knee. The nurse assesses that his neurologic vital signs are stable. To reduce risk for future falls, which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

During a home visit, a nurse observes an older client who is attempting to ambulate to the bathroom and notes that the client is unsteady and holds on to the furniture while refusing any assistance. Which action should the nurse implement?

While screening all children in the third grade for head lice, the school nurse observes that one girl has a brownish thickening on her neck. Which action should the nurse take in response to this finding?

access t o heal thcare Downloaded by Dawson maxwell ([email protected]) lOMoARcPSD|38437257 The nurse worki ng i n a community health clinic that serves recent Somali immi grants notes that most mothers refuse to give permi ssion for routine immunizati ons of thei r preschool ers. Which i ndi vidu al i s l ikel y to have the most i nfl uential on these women's perceptions about their chil dren's heal thcare needs?

The occupational heal th nurse is completing a yearly sel f-evaluation. Which activity shoul d the nurse document as an example of profi cient performance criteria i n professionalism?