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Avfnursevfisvfpreparingvfavfclientvfforvfavflumbarvfpuncture.vfThevfclientvfhasvfsignedvfthevfconsentvfformvfbutvftellsvfthevfnurs
hatvfshevfdoesvfnotvfremembervfwhatvfthevfdoctorvfwillvfdovfduringvfthevfprocedure.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshou
vfthevfnursevftake?vf-vfanswer--
Remindvfthevfclientvfthatvfthevfdoctorvfwillvfinsertvfavfneedlevftovfgetvfavfsamplevfofvffluidvffromvfhervfspine.
Avfsignedvfconsentvfformvfindicatesvfthatvfthevfprovidervfinformedvfthevfclientvfaboutvfthevfprocedurevfandvfthatvfatvfthevftim
hevfclientvfunderstoodvfwhatvftovfexpect.vfIfvfthevfclientvfstatesvfshevfdoesvfnotvfremembervfwhatvftovfexpect,vfthevfnursevfsh
ldvfclarifyvfanyvfdetailsvfthevfprovidervfpreviouslyvfgavevfthevfclient.vfHowever,vfifvfthevfclientvfexpressesvfavffurthervflackvfof
nderstandingvforvfstatesvfthatvfthevfprovidervfdidvfnotvfinformvfher,vfthevfnursevfshouldvfeithervfnotifyvfthevfchargevfnursevfor
allvfthevfprovidervfdirectly.
Avfnursevfmanagervfisvfimplementingvfavfteamvfnursingvfapproachvfonvfhisvfunit,vfhiringvflicensedvfpracticalvfnursesvf(LPN
andvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfasvfadditionalvfstaff.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfmanagervftak
tovffacilitatevfacceptancevfofvfthisvfchange?vf-vfanswer--
Introducevfthevfnewvfapproachvfandvffacilitatevfthevfdevelopmentvfofvfavftaskvfforcevftovfplanvfimplementation.
Thisvfappropriatevfapproachvfinvolvesvfthevfstaffvfinvfthevfplanningvfandvfwillvfgivevfthemvfavffeelingvfofvfcontrolvfovervftheirvf
acticevfandvfenhancevfacceptancevfofvfthevfchange.
Avfgroupvfofvfprovidersvfisvfparticipatingvfinvfavfresuscitationvfeffortvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfisvfinvfcardiacvfarrest.vfWhichvfofvfthe
llowingvftypesvfofvfleadershipvfisvfrequiredvfforvfthisvfgroupvftovffunctionvfmostvfefficiently?vf-vfanswer--Autocratic
Autocraticvfleadershipvfisvfmostvfeffectivevfinvfanvfemergencyvfsituation.vfAnvfautocraticvfleadervfwillvfdirectvfandvfissuesvfc
mmandsvfthatvfarevfnecessaryvfforvfsuccessfulvfcardiopulmonaryvfresuscitation.
Avfnursevfisvfhavingvfdifficultyvfcompletingvfcarevfandvfdocumentationvfwithoutvfstayingvfpastvfthevfendvfofvfthevfshift.vfThev
rsevfmanagervfsuggestsvffocusingvfonvftime-
managementvfskills.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfstrategiesvfshouldvfthevfnursevfplanvftovfuse?vf-vfanswer--
Identifyvftasksvfinvfordervfofvftheirvfpriority.
Prioritizingvfisvfanvfimportantvftime-
managementvfstrategy.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfprioritizevfeachvfclient'svfneedsvfandvftasksvfandvfattendvftovfthevfhighestvfpri
tyvfclientvffirst.
Avfchargevfnursevfonvfavfpediatricvfunitvfisvfdelegatingvftasksvftovfanvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfwhovfisvfpregnantvfandvfrep
rtsvfthatvfshevfisvfunsurevfofvfhervfimmunevfstatus.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfclientsvfshouldvfthevfchargevfnursevfassignvfto
evfAP?vf-vfanswer--Avf2-year-oldvfchildvfwhovfhasvfimpetigovfcontagiosavf(impetigo).
Thisvfisvfavfsafevfassignment.vfIfvfthevfAPvfpracticesvfuniversalvfprecautions,vftherevfisvfnovfriskvfofvfcontractingvfimpetigo.vf
petigovfisvfavfsuperficialvfskinvfinfectionvfcausedvfbyvfeithervfStaphylococcusvforvfStreptococcus.
Avfnursevfisvfassistingvfavfprovidervfwithvfanvfamniotomyvfonvfavfclientvfwhovfisvfinvflabor.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfisvfthevfp
rityvfnursingvfassessmentvffollowingvfthevfprocedure?vf-vfanswer--Fetalvfheartvfrate.
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Thevfgreatestvfriskvftovfthisvfclientvfisvfanvfinjuryvffromvfumbilicalvfcordvfprolapsevffollowingvfartificialvfrupturevfofvfthevfmemb
nes;vftherefore,vfthevfnursevfshouldvfmonitorvfthevffetalvfheartvfratevfforvfbradycardia,vfwhichvfcanvfindicatevfanvfincreasedv
skvfofvfumbilicalvfcordvfprolapse.
Avfnursevfisvfpreparingvftovftransfervfanvfoldervfadultvfclientvftovfavflong-
termvfcarevffacility.vfTovfpromotevfcontinuityvfofvfcare,vfwhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfplanvftovftake?
vfanswer--Givevfavfwrittenvfsummaryvfofvfthevfclient'svfnursingvfplanvfofvfcarevftovfthevflong-termvfcarevffacility.
Avfwrittenvfsummaryvfofvfthevfclient'svfnursingvfplanvfofvfcarevfwillvfconveyvfhisvfneedsvftovfthevfnursesvfwhovfwillvfbevfworkin
withvfhimvfinvfthevflong-termvfcarevffacility.
Avfnursevfinvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvfisvfpreparingvftovfobtainvfinformedvfconsentvfforvfsurgeryvffromvfavfclientvfwhovfr
eivedvfavfmeperidinevfhydrochloridevfIVvfduringvftransportvffromvfavfruralvfhospital.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfsho
dvfthevfnursevftakevftovfobtainvfconsentvfforvfsurgery?vf-vfanswer--Obtainvfconsentvffromvfavfrelativevfofvfthevfclient.
Avfclientvfwhovfhasvfreceivedvfmeperidinevfcannotvfgivevfconsentvfbecausevfthevfmedicationvfcanvfaltervfthevfabilityvftovfund
rstandvfthevfconsentvfprocess.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfobtainvfconsentvffromvfavfrelativevfofvfthevfclient.vfIfvfavfrelativevfisvfunav
lablevfandvfthevfsurgeryvfisvfdeterminedvftovfbevfcritical,vfthevfsurgeryvfcanvfproceedvfwithoutvfclientvfconsent.
Avfnursevfworkingvfatvfavfrehabilitationvffacilityvfisvfattendingvfanvfinterdisciplinaryvfteamvfmeetingvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfhadvf
eftvfhemisphericvfstroke.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfmembersvfofvfthevfinterdisciplinaryvfteamvfshouldvfthevfnursevfrecomm
ndvftovfassistvfthisvfclient?vf(Selectvfallvfthatvfapply.)vf-vfanswer--Nurse
Occupationalvftherapist
Speechvftherapist
Physicalvftherapist
Avfnursevfonvfavfmedical-
surgicalvfunitvfisvfcaringvfforvfavfgroupvfofvfclients.vfForvfwhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfsituationsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfcompletevfa
ariancevfreport?vf-vfanswer--Thevfdiscoveryvfthatvfavfpreoperativevfclientvfhasvfreceivedvfandvfeatenvfbreakfast.
Thisvfsituationvfrepresentsvfavfvariationvffromvfthevfstandardvfofvfcare.vfAvfchangevfinvfthevfclient'svfplanvfofvfcarevfisvfnecess
yvfbecausevfthevfsurgicalvfprocedurevfwillvfneedvftovfbevfdelayed.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfcompletevfavfvariancevfreportvfforvfth
vfsituation.
Avfnursevfisvfselectingvfclientsvfforvfdischargevffollowingvfanvfenvironmentalvfdisaster.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfclientsvfs
uldvfthevfnursevfselect?vf-vfanswer--Avfclientvfwhovfisvf1vfdayvfpostoperativevffollowingvfanvfinguinalvfherniavfrepair.
Thevfnursevfshouldvfselectvfthevfclientvfwhovfhadvfanvfinguinalvfherniavfrepairvfforvfdischargevfbecausevfthisvfclientvfisvfstab
AnvfRNvfandvfavflicensedvfpracticalvfnursevf(LPN)vfarevfcaringvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfhasvfavfsmallvfbowelvfobstructionvfandvfis
POvfwithvfavfnasogastricvf(NG)vftubevfsetvftovfcontinuousvfsuction.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvftasksvfshouldvfthevfRNvfperfo
?vf-vfanswer--Assessvfforvfbowelvfsoundsvfeveryvf2vfhours.
AssessmentsvfarevfwithinvfthevfscopevfofvfpracticevfforvfthevfRNvfonly.vfWhilevfthevfLPNvfcanvfalsovfauscultatevfthevfclient's
bdomenvfforvfthevfpresencevfofvfsounds,vfonlyvfthevfRNvfisvfqualifiedvftovfevaluatevfthevfsoundsvfandvfqualifyvfthemvfasvfhyp
ctive,vfnormal,vforvfhyperactive.
Avfnursevfisvfcaringvfforvfavfchildvfwhovfhasvfsustainedvfextensivevfheadvfinjuries.vfThevfprovidervfhasvfdiagnosedvfbrainvfde
h.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfstatementsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfusevftovfbeginvfavfconversationvfaboutvfthevfoptionvfofvforganv
ndvftissuevfdonationvfwithvfthevfchild'svfparents?vf-
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answer--"Ivfwantvftovfgivevfyouvfsomevfinformationvfaboutvfanvfoptionvfthatvfyouvfhavevfregardingvfdonatingvfyourvfchild'sv
vf
gansvftovfothersvfwhovfarevfinvfneed."
Thisvfisvfanvfappropriatevfstatementvftovfbeginvfthevfdiscussion.vfItvfclearlyvfconveysvfthevfnurse'svfintentionvftovfgivevfthevffa
ilyvffactualvfinformationvfandvfdoesvfnotvfmakevfanyvfemotionally-ladenvfstatements.
Avfchargevfnursevfisvfconductingvfanvfin-
servicevftrainingvfsessionvfonvfethicsvftovfavfgroupvfofvfnewlyvflicensedvfnurses.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfsituationsvfshou
thevfchargevfnursevfincludevfasvfanvfexamplevfofvfthevfethicalvfprinciplevfofvfveracity?vf-vfanswer--
Avfnursevftruthfullyvfanswersvfthevfclient'svfquestionsvfaboutvfupcomingvfchemotherapy.
Avfnursevfwhovftruthfullyvfanswersvfthevfclient'svfquestionsvfaboutvftreatment,vfsuchvfasvfchemotherapy,vfisvfdemonstratin
thevfethicalvfprinciplevfofvfveracity.vfVeracityvfrefersvftovftellingvfthevftruthvfandvfbeingvfstraightforwardvfandvfclearvfwithvfclie
svfaboutvfthevftreatmentvfbeingvfdelivered.
Avfnursevfisvfcompletingvfanvfincidentvfreportvfaftervfadministeringvfanvfincorrectvfdosevfofvfmedicationvftovfavfclient,vfevenv
oughvfthevfclientvfexperiencedvfnovfillvfeffectsvffromvfthevferror.vfWhatvfisvfthevfpurposevfofvfcompletingvfthevfincidentvfrepor
vf-vfanswer--Identifyingvfsituationsvfthatvfcontributevftovfthevfoccurrencevfofvfmedicationvferrors.
Thevfpurposevfofvfcompletingvfincidentvfreportsvfisvftovfidentifyvffactorsvfthatvfcontributevftovfthevfoccurrencevfofvfthevfproble
.vfThisvfisvfonevfaspectvfofvfquality-improvementvfeffortsvfinvfhealthvfcarevffacilities.
Avfchargevfnursevfinvfanvfemergencyvfdepartmentvfisvfmakingvfassignmentsvfforvfanvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfduringvfa
hiftvfwithvfunexpectedvfstaffvfabsences.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfassignmentsvfshouldvfthevfchargevfgivevftovfavffloatvfAP
omvfthevfmedical-surgicalvfunit?vf-vfanswer--
Escortingvfclientsvffromvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvftovfothervfareasvfofvfthevffacilityvfforvftests.
Clientsvfinvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvfoftenvfrequirevftransportvftovfothervfdepartments.vfTypically,vftransportingvfstab
fclientsvfisvfavftaskvfthatvfmayvfbevfdelegatedvftovfanvfAP,vfandvfescortingvfclientsvfisvflikelyvfavfnormalvfpartvfofvfthevfAP'svfreg
arvfroutine.
AvfnursevfisvfreceivingvfreportvfonvfavfclientvfwhovfhasvfClostridiumvfdifficilevfandvfisvfbeingvftransferredvffromvfanothervfunit
Whichvfofvfthevffollowingvfprecautionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevftake?vf-vfanswer--
Performvfhandvfhygienevfwithvfnonantimicrobialvfsoapvfandvfwatervfaftervfclientvfcare.
Thevfnursevfshouldvfperformvfhandvfhygienevfwithvfnonantimicrobialvfsoapvfandvfwatervfaftervfprovidingvfcarevfforvfavfclien
whovfhasvfC.vfdifficile.vfThisvfspore-formingvforganismvfisvfresistantvftovfalcohol-basedvfsoapsvfandvfsanitizers.
Avfnursevfreceivesvfthevfmorningvfchange-of-
shiftvfreportvfandvfdelegatesvfseveralvftasksvftovfanvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfonvfthevfteam.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfta
svfshouldvfthevfnursevfinstructvfthevfAPvftovfperformvffirst?vf-vfanswer--Obtainvfthevfmorningvfcapillaryvfbloodvfglucosevftest
Thevfnursevfshouldvfapplyvfthevfurgentvfvsvfnonurgentvfpriority-
settingvfframeworkvfwhenvfdelegatingvftasks.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfprioritizevfurgentvfneedsvfbecausevftheyvfposevfmorevf
avfthreatvftovfthevfclient.vfThevfnursevfmayvfneedvftovfusevfMaslow'svfhierarchyvfofvfneeds,vfthevfABCvfpriority-
settingvfframework,vfand/
orvfnursingvfknowledgevftovfidentifyvfwhichvffindingvfisvfthevfmostvfurgent.vfInsulinvfadministrationvfisvfdependentvfonvfthevfb
odvfglucosevflevels;vftherefore,vfthevfmostvfurgentvftaskvfthevfAPvfshouldvfcompletevfisvfobtainingvfthevfmorningvfcapillaryvf
oodvfglucosevftests.
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Avfnursevfisvfpreparingvfavfclientvfforvfavflumbarvfpuncture.vfThevfclientvfhasvfsignedvfthevfconsentvfformvfbutvftellsvfthevfnurs
hatvfshevfdoesvfnotvfremembervfwhatvfthevfdoctorvfwillvfdovfduringvfthevfprocedure.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshou
vfthevfnursevftake?vf-vfanswer--
Remindvfthevfclientvfthatvfthevfdoctorvfwillvfinsertvfavfneedlevftovfgetvfavfsamplevfofvffluidvffromvfhervfspine.
Avfsignedvfconsentvfformvfindicatesvfthatvfthevfprovidervfinformedvfthevfclientvfaboutvfthevfprocedurevfandvfthatvfatvfthevftim
hevfclientvfunderstoodvfwhatvftovfexpect.vfIfvfthevfclientvfstatesvfshevfdoesvfnotvfremembervfwhatvftovfexpect,vfthevfnursevfsh
ldvfclarifyvfanyvfdetailsvfthevfprovidervfpreviouslyvfgavevfthevfclient.vfHowever,vfifvfthevfclientvfexpressesvfavffurthervflackvfof
nderstandingvforvfstatesvfthatvfthevfprovidervfdidvfnotvfinformvfher,vfthevfnursevfshouldvfeithervfnotifyvfthevfchargevfnursevfor
allvfthevfprovidervfdirectly.
Avfnursevfmanagervfisvfimplementingvfavfteamvfnursingvfapproachvfonvfhisvfunit,vfhiringvflicensedvfpracticalvfnursesvf(LPN
andvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfasvfadditionalvfstaff.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfmanagervftak
tovffacilitatevfacceptancevfofvfthisvfchange?vf-vfanswer--
Introducevfthevfnewvfapproachvfandvffacilitatevfthevfdevelopmentvfofvfavftaskvfforcevftovfplanvfimplementation.
Thisvfappropriatevfapproachvfinvolvesvfthevfstaffvfinvfthevfplanningvfandvfwillvfgivevfthemvfavffeelingvfofvfcontrolvfovervftheirvf
acticevfandvfenhancevfacceptancevfofvfthevfchange.
Avfgroupvfofvfprovidersvfisvfparticipatingvfinvfavfresuscitationvfeffortvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfisvfinvfcardiacvfarrest.vfWhichvfofvfthe
llowingvftypesvfofvfleadershipvfisvfrequiredvfforvfthisvfgroupvftovffunctionvfmostvfefficiently?vf-vfanswer--Autocratic
Autocraticvfleadershipvfisvfmostvfeffectivevfinvfanvfemergencyvfsituation.vfAnvfautocraticvfleadervfwillvfdirectvfandvfissuesvfc
mmandsvfthatvfarevfnecessaryvfforvfsuccessfulvfcardiopulmonaryvfresuscitation.
Avfnursevfisvfhavingvfdifficultyvfcompletingvfcarevfandvfdocumentationvfwithoutvfstayingvfpastvfthevfendvfofvfthevfshift.vfThev
rsevfmanagervfsuggestsvffocusingvfonvftime-
managementvfskills.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfstrategiesvfshouldvfthevfnursevfplanvftovfuse?vf-vfanswer--
Identifyvftasksvfinvfordervfofvftheirvfpriority.
Prioritizingvfisvfanvfimportantvftime-
managementvfstrategy.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfprioritizevfeachvfclient'svfneedsvfandvftasksvfandvfattendvftovfthevfhighestvfpri
tyvfclientvffirst.
Avfchargevfnursevfonvfavfpediatricvfunitvfisvfdelegatingvftasksvftovfanvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfwhovfisvfpregnantvfandvfrep
rtsvfthatvfshevfisvfunsurevfofvfhervfimmunevfstatus.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfclientsvfshouldvfthevfchargevfnursevfassignvfto
evfAP?vf-vfanswer--Avf2-year-oldvfchildvfwhovfhasvfimpetigovfcontagiosavf(impetigo).
Thisvfisvfavfsafevfassignment.vfIfvfthevfAPvfpracticesvfuniversalvfprecautions,vftherevfisvfnovfriskvfofvfcontractingvfimpetigo.vf
petigovfisvfavfsuperficialvfskinvfinfectionvfcausedvfbyvfeithervfStaphylococcusvforvfStreptococcus.
Avfnursevfisvfassistingvfavfprovidervfwithvfanvfamniotomyvfonvfavfclientvfwhovfisvfinvflabor.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfisvfthevfp
rityvfnursingvfassessmentvffollowingvfthevfprocedure?vf-vfanswer--Fetalvfheartvfrate.
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Thevfgreatestvfriskvftovfthisvfclientvfisvfanvfinjuryvffromvfumbilicalvfcordvfprolapsevffollowingvfartificialvfrupturevfofvfthevfmemb
nes;vftherefore,vfthevfnursevfshouldvfmonitorvfthevffetalvfheartvfratevfforvfbradycardia,vfwhichvfcanvfindicatevfanvfincreasedv
skvfofvfumbilicalvfcordvfprolapse.
Avfnursevfisvfpreparingvftovftransfervfanvfoldervfadultvfclientvftovfavflong-
termvfcarevffacility.vfTovfpromotevfcontinuityvfofvfcare,vfwhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfplanvftovftake?
vfanswer--Givevfavfwrittenvfsummaryvfofvfthevfclient'svfnursingvfplanvfofvfcarevftovfthevflong-termvfcarevffacility.
Avfwrittenvfsummaryvfofvfthevfclient'svfnursingvfplanvfofvfcarevfwillvfconveyvfhisvfneedsvftovfthevfnursesvfwhovfwillvfbevfworkin
withvfhimvfinvfthevflong-termvfcarevffacility.
Avfnursevfinvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvfisvfpreparingvftovfobtainvfinformedvfconsentvfforvfsurgeryvffromvfavfclientvfwhovfr
eivedvfavfmeperidinevfhydrochloridevfIVvfduringvftransportvffromvfavfruralvfhospital.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfactionsvfsho
dvfthevfnursevftakevftovfobtainvfconsentvfforvfsurgery?vf-vfanswer--Obtainvfconsentvffromvfavfrelativevfofvfthevfclient.
Avfclientvfwhovfhasvfreceivedvfmeperidinevfcannotvfgivevfconsentvfbecausevfthevfmedicationvfcanvfaltervfthevfabilityvftovfund
rstandvfthevfconsentvfprocess.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfobtainvfconsentvffromvfavfrelativevfofvfthevfclient.vfIfvfavfrelativevfisvfunav
lablevfandvfthevfsurgeryvfisvfdeterminedvftovfbevfcritical,vfthevfsurgeryvfcanvfproceedvfwithoutvfclientvfconsent.
Avfnursevfworkingvfatvfavfrehabilitationvffacilityvfisvfattendingvfanvfinterdisciplinaryvfteamvfmeetingvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfhadvf
eftvfhemisphericvfstroke.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfmembersvfofvfthevfinterdisciplinaryvfteamvfshouldvfthevfnursevfrecomm
ndvftovfassistvfthisvfclient?vf(Selectvfallvfthatvfapply.)vf-vfanswer--Nurse
Occupationalvftherapist
Speechvftherapist
Physicalvftherapist
Avfnursevfonvfavfmedical-
surgicalvfunitvfisvfcaringvfforvfavfgroupvfofvfclients.vfForvfwhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfsituationsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfcompletevfa
ariancevfreport?vf-vfanswer--Thevfdiscoveryvfthatvfavfpreoperativevfclientvfhasvfreceivedvfandvfeatenvfbreakfast.
Thisvfsituationvfrepresentsvfavfvariationvffromvfthevfstandardvfofvfcare.vfAvfchangevfinvfthevfclient'svfplanvfofvfcarevfisvfnecess
yvfbecausevfthevfsurgicalvfprocedurevfwillvfneedvftovfbevfdelayed.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfcompletevfavfvariancevfreportvfforvfth
vfsituation.
Avfnursevfisvfselectingvfclientsvfforvfdischargevffollowingvfanvfenvironmentalvfdisaster.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfclientsvfs
uldvfthevfnursevfselect?vf-vfanswer--Avfclientvfwhovfisvf1vfdayvfpostoperativevffollowingvfanvfinguinalvfherniavfrepair.
Thevfnursevfshouldvfselectvfthevfclientvfwhovfhadvfanvfinguinalvfherniavfrepairvfforvfdischargevfbecausevfthisvfclientvfisvfstab
AnvfRNvfandvfavflicensedvfpracticalvfnursevf(LPN)vfarevfcaringvfforvfavfclientvfwhovfhasvfavfsmallvfbowelvfobstructionvfandvfis
POvfwithvfavfnasogastricvf(NG)vftubevfsetvftovfcontinuousvfsuction.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvftasksvfshouldvfthevfRNvfperfo
?vf-vfanswer--Assessvfforvfbowelvfsoundsvfeveryvf2vfhours.
AssessmentsvfarevfwithinvfthevfscopevfofvfpracticevfforvfthevfRNvfonly.vfWhilevfthevfLPNvfcanvfalsovfauscultatevfthevfclient's
bdomenvfforvfthevfpresencevfofvfsounds,vfonlyvfthevfRNvfisvfqualifiedvftovfevaluatevfthevfsoundsvfandvfqualifyvfthemvfasvfhyp
ctive,vfnormal,vforvfhyperactive.
Avfnursevfisvfcaringvfforvfavfchildvfwhovfhasvfsustainedvfextensivevfheadvfinjuries.vfThevfprovidervfhasvfdiagnosedvfbrainvfde
h.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfstatementsvfshouldvfthevfnursevfusevftovfbeginvfavfconversationvfaboutvfthevfoptionvfofvforganv
ndvftissuevfdonationvfwithvfthevfchild'svfparents?vf-
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answer--"Ivfwantvftovfgivevfyouvfsomevfinformationvfaboutvfanvfoptionvfthatvfyouvfhavevfregardingvfdonatingvfyourvfchild'sv
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gansvftovfothersvfwhovfarevfinvfneed."
Thisvfisvfanvfappropriatevfstatementvftovfbeginvfthevfdiscussion.vfItvfclearlyvfconveysvfthevfnurse'svfintentionvftovfgivevfthevffa
ilyvffactualvfinformationvfandvfdoesvfnotvfmakevfanyvfemotionally-ladenvfstatements.
Avfchargevfnursevfisvfconductingvfanvfin-
servicevftrainingvfsessionvfonvfethicsvftovfavfgroupvfofvfnewlyvflicensedvfnurses.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfsituationsvfshou
thevfchargevfnursevfincludevfasvfanvfexamplevfofvfthevfethicalvfprinciplevfofvfveracity?vf-vfanswer--
Avfnursevftruthfullyvfanswersvfthevfclient'svfquestionsvfaboutvfupcomingvfchemotherapy.
Avfnursevfwhovftruthfullyvfanswersvfthevfclient'svfquestionsvfaboutvftreatment,vfsuchvfasvfchemotherapy,vfisvfdemonstratin
thevfethicalvfprinciplevfofvfveracity.vfVeracityvfrefersvftovftellingvfthevftruthvfandvfbeingvfstraightforwardvfandvfclearvfwithvfclie
svfaboutvfthevftreatmentvfbeingvfdelivered.
Avfnursevfisvfcompletingvfanvfincidentvfreportvfaftervfadministeringvfanvfincorrectvfdosevfofvfmedicationvftovfavfclient,vfevenv
oughvfthevfclientvfexperiencedvfnovfillvfeffectsvffromvfthevferror.vfWhatvfisvfthevfpurposevfofvfcompletingvfthevfincidentvfrepor
vf-vfanswer--Identifyingvfsituationsvfthatvfcontributevftovfthevfoccurrencevfofvfmedicationvferrors.
Thevfpurposevfofvfcompletingvfincidentvfreportsvfisvftovfidentifyvffactorsvfthatvfcontributevftovfthevfoccurrencevfofvfthevfproble
.vfThisvfisvfonevfaspectvfofvfquality-improvementvfeffortsvfinvfhealthvfcarevffacilities.
Avfchargevfnursevfinvfanvfemergencyvfdepartmentvfisvfmakingvfassignmentsvfforvfanvfassistivevfpersonnelvf(AP)vfduringvfa
hiftvfwithvfunexpectedvfstaffvfabsences.vfWhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfassignmentsvfshouldvfthevfchargevfgivevftovfavffloatvfAP
omvfthevfmedical-surgicalvfunit?vf-vfanswer--
Escortingvfclientsvffromvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvftovfothervfareasvfofvfthevffacilityvfforvftests.
Clientsvfinvfthevfemergencyvfdepartmentvfoftenvfrequirevftransportvftovfothervfdepartments.vfTypically,vftransportingvfstab
fclientsvfisvfavftaskvfthatvfmayvfbevfdelegatedvftovfanvfAP,vfandvfescortingvfclientsvfisvflikelyvfavfnormalvfpartvfofvfthevfAP'svfreg
arvfroutine.
AvfnursevfisvfreceivingvfreportvfonvfavfclientvfwhovfhasvfClostridiumvfdifficilevfandvfisvfbeingvftransferredvffromvfanothervfunit
Whichvfofvfthevffollowingvfprecautionsvfshouldvfthevfnursevftake?vf-vfanswer--
Performvfhandvfhygienevfwithvfnonantimicrobialvfsoapvfandvfwatervfaftervfclientvfcare.
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svfshouldvfthevfnursevfinstructvfthevfAPvftovfperformvffirst?vf-vfanswer--Obtainvfthevfmorningvfcapillaryvfbloodvfglucosevftest
Thevfnursevfshouldvfapplyvfthevfurgentvfvsvfnonurgentvfpriority-
settingvfframeworkvfwhenvfdelegatingvftasks.vfThevfnursevfshouldvfprioritizevfurgentvfneedsvfbecausevftheyvfposevfmorevf
avfthreatvftovfthevfclient.vfThevfnursevfmayvfneedvftovfusevfMaslow'svfhierarchyvfofvfneeds,vfthevfABCvfpriority-
settingvfframework,vfand/
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odvfglucosevflevels;vftherefore,vfthevfmostvfurgentvftaskvfthevfAPvfshouldvfcompletevfisvfobtainingvfthevfmorningvfcapillaryvf
oodvfglucosevftests.
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