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246. Situation: Judy Montgomery, an 85-year-old client with Alzheimer’s disease, developed a serious complication of pneumonia with a very poor prognosis.

One night while doing your rounds, Judy asks for you to stay and talk in the middle of the night. What should you do?
  1. Tell Judy that she needs to sleep.
  2. Call Judy’s family to stay with her.
  3. Call a pastor to talk with Judy.
  4. Sit on the chair next to Judy’s bed and converse with her.
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247. Situation: Judy Montgomery, an 85-year-old client with Alzheimer’s disease, developed a serious complication of pneumonia and is now attached to a respirator.

Knowing that for a comatose client, hearing is the last sense to be lost. As Judy’s nurse assistant all through her stay in the hospice, what should you do?
  1. Tell her family that probably she can’t hear them.
  2. Talk loudly so that Judy can hear you.
  3. Tell her family who are in the room not to talk.
  4. Speak softly then hold her hands gently.
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248. Ms. Julia Jacobs is diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. She appears depressed and has verbalized concerns about impending hair loss. How should the nurse assistant deal with this?
  1. Discuss hair loss as it occurs.
  2. Provide reading material about chemotherapy.
  3. Acknowledge that hair loss may be a difficult side effect, and explore the client’s feelings about this.
  4. Give the client information about head scarves, hats, or wigs.
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249. When the nursing assistant identifies a client who has attempted to commit suicide, the nursing assistant should:
  1. Call a priest.
  2. Counsel the client.
  3. Report immediately to the nurse.
  4. Refer the matter to the police.
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250. Mr. Clyde, a divorced 33-year-old former drug addict, is paralyzed from the waist down. During hospitalization, no family ties are evident; however, he reportedly has two teenage sons. How might you assist him in meeting his needs as they related to roles and relationships?
  1. Have get-well cards sent anonymously.
  2. Provide paper and pen for letter writing to his sons.
  3. Spend time with him after work hours.
  4. Leave him alone to allow for meditation.
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