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A nurse is caring for a client "I will let your surgeon know that you have decided to cancel,"
who is scheduled for an
arthroplasty. The client The nurse should respect the client's right to refuse
states, "I changed my mind. I treatment. It is the responsibility of the nurse to notify the
don't want the surgery now." surgeon that the client has changed their mind about the
Which of the following surgery.
responses should the nurse
make?
Pull the nearest fire alarm.
A nurse enters a client's room
and finds that smoke is The greatest risk to this dlient is injury from burns and smoke
coming from an electrical inhalation. Therefore, when using the RACE method for fire
outlet. After assisting the response, the next action the nurse should take is to sound
client out of the room, which the alarm. Then, the nurse should attempt to contain the fire
of the following actions by sealing off the doors and windows and turning off all
should the nurse take next? electrical equipment. Lastly, the nurse should attempt to
extinguish the fire.
Notify the charge nurse of the situation.
A nurse smells alcohol on
the breath of another nurse
The nurse has an ethical responsibility to protect clients
while discussing a client's
report suspected substance use. The nurse should notify the
condition. Which of the
charge nurse of the incident, which would allow the charge
following actions should the
nurse to investigate further and take actions to maintain the
nurse take?
safety of clients.
A nurse is assisting with an Quality improvement
interdisciplinary team to use
clinical data to improve This QSEN competency involves the use of data to track
outcomes. Which of the outcomes and improvement processes to devise a plan to
following competencies of improve the safety of health care services and improve
Quality and Safety Education clients' outcomes.
for Nurses (QSEN) is the
nurse demonstrating?
The partner of a client who "You seem upset. Tell me more about their reasons for making this
, has been receiving dialysis decision."
tells the nurse that the client
has stated a desire to end This is a therapeutic response that demonstrates that the
treatment. The client's nurse recognizes the partner's feelings and respects the
partner is upset and asks the client's autonomy.
nurse for help. Which of the
following responses should
the nurse make?