A Home Health Nurse Explains the Procedures for Preventing Infection

question 22

Multiple Choice

A home health nurse explains the procedures for preventing infection in a client's percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) device and has the client's spouse watch while the nurse hooks the client to the enteral feeding bag. The nurse is acting in which of the following roles?

• A) Educator.
• B) Caregiver.
• C) Advocate.
• D) Coordinator.

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Definitions:

Atm

Atmospheric pressure, a unit of measurement representing the pressure exerted by the Earth's atmosphere at sea level.

Container

Any item that can hold materials, products, or substances, preventing their escape or entry of others.

Compressed

Reduced in volume as a result of applied pressure.

Atm

Standard atmosphere, a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa; commonly used as a reference pressure in physics and meteorology.