Tim is a nursing assistant who is going to help Curtis with shaving. Curtis has heart problems and takes a blood thinner. He also takes an anticoagulant. Which precautions would Tim take while shaving Curtis’s face? Check all that apply.

using a safety razor
towel-drying the skin
using electric shaver
lathering Curtis’s face with shaving cream
shaving in the same direction of hair growth
shaving in small circles, if using rotary-type shaver

Discuss the 2 major types of diabetes insipidus (central and nephrogenic).

Give the names of the following body motions produced by muscle actions: increases the angel of a joint. turns the palm downward. decreases the angle of a joint. points the toes.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?