Nurses have a duty to maintain in confidence personal information obtained in a professional capacity according to the:
a. electronic health record.
b. nursing minimum data sets.
c. minimum nursing standards.
d. Code of Professional Conduct.
d
The Code of Professional Conduct states that nurses
have a duty to maintain in confidence personal information
obtained in a professional capacity.
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A) Discontinue the oxytocin infusion. B) Slow the infusion to below 10 gtt/minute. C) Increase the flow rate of the main line infusion. D) Continue to monitor contraction duration every 2 hours.
The nurse is teaching a family member about various types of complementary therapies that might be effective for relieving the dying client's anxiety and restlessness
Which statement by the family member indicates understanding of the nurse's teaching? a. "Maybe we should just hire a round-the-clock sitter to stay with Grandmother." b. "I have some of her favorite hymns on a CD that I could bring for music therapy." c. "I don't think that she'll need pain medi-cation along with her herbal treatments." d. "I will burn therapeutic incense in the room so we can stop the anxiety pills."
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A client who was recently started on the anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) asks about adverse reactions. The nurse explains that adverse effects may occur because the drug is highly bound with only ____% available to reach the target cells
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.