2023-2024 Update.
Pain Management: What elements are included in a pain assessment?
- Answer- In order to evaluate pain thoroughly my nursing skills would include the
PQRST method. P (Provocation/Palliation)- What were you doing when the pain
started? What caused it? What seems to trigger the pain? What relieves it? Q
(Quality)-what does the pain feel like? Is it sharp, dull, tingling? R (Region)-Is the
pain felt all over or in one specific area? Does the pain travel around? S (Severe)-
on a pain scale from 0-10 with 0 being no pain, where would you rate the pain?
How long does the pain last? T (Timing)- How often does it occur? When it does
come to you is it sudden or gradual?
Therapeutic Communication: What nontherapeutic communication styles did the
nurse use in this scenario? What therapeutic communication styles could the
nurse have used instead? In your response, speak directly to the client.
- Answer- In terms of nontherapeutic communication styles, the nurse gave
personal advice and false reassurance, asked why questions, and focused on self,
rather than the client. As a result, this lead to the failure to remain client
centered. The therapeutic communication styles that the nurse could have used
which are active listening, silence, and exploration; providing leads; and asking
focused questions. For my response to the client, I would ask the patient to
elaborate more about his feeling on his mother's passing. "Mr. Tolito, tell me
more about how you feel."
, ATI Case study: Questions with Verified Solutions
2023-2024 Update.
Look -Alike and Sound-Alike Medications: The nurse is performing the first check
for safe medication administration prior to administering metronidazole to Ms.
Winder. He notes that the label is incorrect. What error did the nurse discover?
What steps should the nurse take to minimize the risk of making a medication
error? Watch the video and record your response to the question using one of the
following recording options.
- Answer- The error that the nurse discovered was the medication ordered did
not match with what was sent from the pharmacy. The steps that nurse should
take to minimize the risk of medication error include the right patient, right drug,
right dose, right route, right time, right assessment, right documentation,
patient's right to education, right evaluation, and patient's right to refuse.
Informatics and Nursing: How are safety and cost affected by the use of
informatics at the point of care? Give two to three specific examples. Watch the
video and record your response to the question using one of the following
recording options.
- Answer- By using informatics, nurses and other members of the healthcare team
are able to efficiently and effectively in achieving the best possible care. Safety
and cost affect the use of informatics in a number of ways. Examples include
easier access in retrieving patient's data, collecting pertinent information in
decision making, and both the provider and nurse can review the patient's
information at the same time.