A new staff nurse completes an orientation to the psychiatric unit. This nurse will expect to ask an advanced practice nurse to perform which action for patients?
a. Perform mental health assessment interviews.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans.
ANS: B
Prescriptive privileges are granted to master's-prepared nurse practitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at the basic level performs mental health assessments, establishes relationships, and provides individualized care planning. Note that this question was also offered for Chapter 1.
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a. Ask the nurse if she is okay during report. b. Refer the nurse to the employee assistance program. c. Ask the nurse to meet with you for a few minutes before she leaves for the day. d. Write a note to the nurse advising her that her work attendance must improve.
After teaching a class about humoral and cellular immunity, the nurse recognizes that the teaching was not successful if the class states which of the following?
A) Humoral immunity crosses the placenta. B) Cellular immunity involves the T lymphocytes. C) Cellular immunity recognizes antigens. D) Humoral immunity does not destroy the foreign cell.
A nurse has conducted the health interview and formulated the nursing diagnosis for her
client. Which point should the nurse keep in mind when writing a nursing care plan? A) Draft the nursing care plan for the client independently. B) Frame the guidelines for the nurse caring for the client. C) Do not make changes to the plan for the duration of the treatment. D) Specify relevant nursing orders to help meet treatment objectives.
For which patients are electronic infusion devices (EIDs) used? (Select all that apply.)
a. Those who require low hourly rates b. Those who are at risk for volume overload c. Those who have impaired renal clearance d. Those who are receiving fluids that require a specific hourly volume