all questions and correct answers
Key to annotations:
• N / N = Incorrect/Not appropriate option
• ✓/ = Correct answer choice
• CXp = Chest x-ray related
• UMMS = University of Michigan Medical System (or similar institutional reference)
• STROKE/HOLD = Clinical alerts/critical thinking notes
• P = Pulse-related priority
1. The nurse is assisting with discharge planning for assigned clients. Which of the following
referrals is appropriate for the nurse to make?
N. a. A social worker referral for a client who has diabetes mellitus (type 2) and has neuropathy.
✓ b. A physical therapy (PT) referral for a client who had a total knee replacement (TKR) and
needs instruction on the use of a walker.
N. c. An occupational therapy (OT) referral for a client who had an amputation and requires
long-term IV antibiotics.
N. d. A speech therapy referral for a client who is scheduled to undergo an outpatient
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
2. The nurse has attended a continuing education program on legal issues in nursing practice.
Which of the following statements by the nurse indicates a correct understanding of the
conference?