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To help prevent litigation by a dissatisfied client, which objective is most important to
include in the orientation classes for staff nurses? New nursing staff members will?
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Discuss how to handle complaints from clients and/or families
The nurse who is working on a post-surgical intensive care unit reports regarding the
assigned clients for the upcoming shift. Which client should the nurse assess first?
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, An adult who has a collapsed lung related to a fall from a ladder 8 hours ago
and now has 100ml chest tube drainage
The charge nurse needs to determine is an additional nurse should be called to help
staff unit for the next shift. Which information is most important for the charge nurse to
consider when making this decision?
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The acuity level of the clients on the unit
. Which situation on an acute care inpatient surgical nursing unit requires intervention by
the nurse-manager?
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A unit clerk receives a verbal telephone prescription from an attending
healthcare provider.
A nurse (RN), practical nurse (PN), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are working
as a team to provide care for an acuity ill client required immediate bedside insertion of a
chest tube. Which assignment is the best use of each person's skills?
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, The UAP obtains oxygen saturation level while the RN reports findings to HCP
The charge nurse assigns an experienced practical nurse (PN) to care for a client who
needs a complex dressing change. The female PN, who seems anxious with difficult
assignments, tells the charge nurse that she does not feel competent to perform the
procedure. Which is the best way for the charge nurse to handle this situation?
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Tell the PN that assistance is available/needed, but she will be responsible for
the clients care
A healthcare provider notifies the nurse that new prescriptions have been written for a
client. Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
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Read all the new prescriptions for the client written by the provide
The nurse leading a care team on a medical surgical unit is assigning client care to a
practical nurse (PN) and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
Which task should the nurse assign to the PN?
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, Collect client data based on plans of care
Because of budget cutbacks, a policy was established which mandates that when the
census is low, nurses will be sent home. For the third time in two weeks, a nurse who has
been employed at the hospital for three months is sent home immediately after arriving
for work. The nurse is obviously upset and begins to cry when told to go home. Which
action should the charge nurse take?
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Take the nurse to a private place and listen to the nurse's description of
concerns
.The healthcare provider prescribes an oral medication to be given daily for 3 days.
However, the medication was also given on the fourth day. Which intervention is most
important for the charge nurse to implement?
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REVIEW MEDICATION TRANSCRIPTION WITH THE NURSE.
The nurse is calling for an older adult who was admitted with a urinary tract infection and
is now exhibiting signs of severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Which
collaborative care goals should the nurse include in the plan of care? SATA
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To help prevent litigation by a dissatisfied client, which objective is most important to
include in the orientation classes for staff nurses? New nursing staff members will?
Give this one a try later!
Discuss how to handle complaints from clients and/or families
The nurse who is working on a post-surgical intensive care unit reports regarding the
assigned clients for the upcoming shift. Which client should the nurse assess first?
Give this one a try later!
, An adult who has a collapsed lung related to a fall from a ladder 8 hours ago
and now has 100ml chest tube drainage
The charge nurse needs to determine is an additional nurse should be called to help
staff unit for the next shift. Which information is most important for the charge nurse to
consider when making this decision?
Give this one a try later!
The acuity level of the clients on the unit
. Which situation on an acute care inpatient surgical nursing unit requires intervention by
the nurse-manager?
Give this one a try later!
A unit clerk receives a verbal telephone prescription from an attending
healthcare provider.
A nurse (RN), practical nurse (PN), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are working
as a team to provide care for an acuity ill client required immediate bedside insertion of a
chest tube. Which assignment is the best use of each person's skills?
Give this one a try later!
, The UAP obtains oxygen saturation level while the RN reports findings to HCP
The charge nurse assigns an experienced practical nurse (PN) to care for a client who
needs a complex dressing change. The female PN, who seems anxious with difficult
assignments, tells the charge nurse that she does not feel competent to perform the
procedure. Which is the best way for the charge nurse to handle this situation?
Give this one a try later!
Tell the PN that assistance is available/needed, but she will be responsible for
the clients care
A healthcare provider notifies the nurse that new prescriptions have been written for a
client. Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
Give this one a try later!
Read all the new prescriptions for the client written by the provide
The nurse leading a care team on a medical surgical unit is assigning client care to a
practical nurse (PN) and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
Which task should the nurse assign to the PN?
Give this one a try later!
, Collect client data based on plans of care
Because of budget cutbacks, a policy was established which mandates that when the
census is low, nurses will be sent home. For the third time in two weeks, a nurse who has
been employed at the hospital for three months is sent home immediately after arriving
for work. The nurse is obviously upset and begins to cry when told to go home. Which
action should the charge nurse take?
Give this one a try later!
Take the nurse to a private place and listen to the nurse's description of
concerns
.The healthcare provider prescribes an oral medication to be given daily for 3 days.
However, the medication was also given on the fourth day. Which intervention is most
important for the charge nurse to implement?
Give this one a try later!
REVIEW MEDICATION TRANSCRIPTION WITH THE NURSE.
The nurse is calling for an older adult who was admitted with a urinary tract infection and
is now exhibiting signs of severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Which
collaborative care goals should the nurse include in the plan of care? SATA
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