Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice the Nurse Is Working with a Patient

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Multiple Choice

Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice The nurse is working with a patient who recently had a stroke. The patient frequently chokes and coughs when eating and is having difficulty feeding herself. The nurse understands that the best way to ensure adequate nutrition for the patient may be:

• A) to have an aid feed her each meal.
• B) to provide tube feedings for the patient.
• C) to ask a family member to be present at each meal.
• D) to place the patient on TPN.
• E) to change the patient's status to NPO until another solution can be found.

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Definitions:

Check Drawn

A check issued by an account holder, instructing the bank to pay a specified sum of money from the account holder's account.

Payment of a Voucher

The process of issuing money in return for a voucher that proves an expense has been incurred.

Bank Reconciliation

The process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been written and recorded in the issuing account but have not yet been cashed or cleared by the bank.