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1) As you check one of the clients you are assigned to in the nursing center, you observe that he has had an incontinent stool

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1) As you check one of the clients you are assigned to in the nursing center, you observe that he has had an incontinent stool. How will you explain to the client what needs to be done to care for the incontinence?

2. You are caring for a client with Clostridium difficile. What precautions should you follow?

3. During a shower, the person living in a nursing facility depends on the support worker to perform most aspects of the task. How do you allow the client to help care for himself or herself? How do you do this and maintain safety?

4. As a support worker, you assist in the psychological care of your client, who is scheduled for surgery in 2 days. Your client is very anxious. How can you help in his preoperative and postoperative care?

5. The nurse asks you to obtain a complete set of vital signs for one of the persons to whom you are assigned. The measurements are as follows: temperature 38.6°C (101.5°F), heart rate 104 beats/min, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, and blood pressure 90/60 mm Hg. Which of these vital signs is of concern? What subjective data could be stated? What is your first action after collecting these vital signs?

6. You are caring for a client with an in-dwelling catheter. As the client returns from the radiology department, you note that the collection bag is on the side rail. After ensuring that the client is comfortably back in his bed, you also note that the securing device is gone. What should you do?