Using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), the Nurse Identifies a Trigger

question 9

Multiple Choice

Using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) , the nurse identifies a trigger from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for an older person in a nursing home who requires an indwelling urinary catheter.Which should the nurse do next?

• A)The nurse should develop a patient-centred plan of care.
• B)The nurse should assign suitable nursing interventions.
• C)The nurse should use the Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs).
• D)The nurse should institute agency-approved catheter care.

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Definitions:

Accumulated Degree Hours

A measure used in forensic entomology to estimate the age of a maggot in a corpse, based on the accumulation of hourly temperatures above a threshold.

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Accumulated Degree Hours

A measurement used in forensic entomology and agriculture to estimate the growth and development rates of organisms by accumulating temperature over time.