It Would Be Considered Inappropriate for a Nurse to

question 21

Multiple Choice

It would be considered inappropriate for a nurse to

• A) Set a meal tray down on a patient's over-the-bed table and then immediately leave the room.
• B) Remove any item from a patient's over-the-bed table before the delivery of meal trays.
• C) Assist a patient with dentures before mealtime.
• D) Inquire whether the patient needs to go to the bathroom before eating.

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Definitions:

Macrophages

Immune cells that engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells in a process called phagocytosis.

Killer T Cells

A type of immune cell that attacks and destroys infected cells and cancer cells.

Thrombocytes

Another term for platelets, which are blood cells involved in clot formation to prevent bleeding.

HIV Infection

A virus that attacks the immune system, leading to AIDS if not treated, and is transmitted through certain body fluids like blood and semen.