The physician prescribes IV fluids and broad spectrum antibiotics for the patient after confirming the diagnosis of peritonitis. Which actions associated with the IV therapy should be delegated to the UAP? (Select all that apply.)
A. Recording daily intake and output.
B. Placing a nasogastric (NG) tube to decompress the stomach.
C. Checking the placement of the nasal cannula for oxygen during every patient contact.
D. Administering analgesics for pain.
E. Assessing lung sounds each shift.
F. Assisting the patient out of bed into the chair.
A, C, F
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After CPR has been initiated on an adult patient, the nurse assesses the effectiveness of CPR by confirming:
a. an EKG pattern with each compression. b. a palpable carotid pulse during each compression. c. a compression depth of 1 1/2 to 2 inches. d. pupils that change from pinpoint to dilated.
Terminologies can be incorporated within the electronic health record to improve practice. Which should the informatics nurse explain are uses for this technology in healthcare? Select all that apply.
A) Classification B) Reference C) Point of care D) Coding E) Denial of claims
In addition to facing the stigma associated with being mentally ill, forensic patients who are mentally ill also experience stigma associated with being a criminal. A nurse is explaining this stigma to a nursing class
A student asks the nurse how the stigma associated with criminality might influence nursing care. The nurse's best answer would be: A) "Nurses may be reluctant to care for mentally ill criminals because of unrealistic fears for their own safety and that of their other clients." B) "Nurses may prefer to care for forensic clients because they do not believe criminals can be mentally ill." C) "An example would be volunteering to work only with forensic clients because of the belief that forensic clients experience only mild mental health problems." D) "An example would be unfounded fear of what such clients might do once they are discharged from treatment."
An adult diagnosed with a serious mental illness says, "I do not need help with money management. I have excellent ideas about investments." This patient usually does not have money to buy groceries by the middle of the month
The nurse assesses the patient as demonstrating: a. rationalization. b. identification. c. anosognosia. d. projection.