This document protects patients who are receiving care in a facility: Patient Bill of _________
ANS:
Rights
In many cases, this document was adopted to protect the rights of patients while in the facility; thus the Bill of Rights may vary from state to state, even though they are based on federal guidelines. These rights are to be listed in the facility and placed in a prominent area of the facility or the patient's room.
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A nurse has admitted a client to the hospital for a diagnostic workup. The physician did not specify a diet for the evening meal. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Call the dietitian for guidance. 2. Look in the diet manual for direction. 3. Obtain an order from a physician who is seeing another client. 4. Contact the client's physician for the order.
A resident has an elastic bandage on her right leg. How often do you need to check the color and temperature of her right leg?
a. Every 15 minutes b. Every hour c. Every 2 hours d. Every 3 hours
Mrs. Taylor's psychiatrist has explained the potential benefits of ECT in the treatment of her depression. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is most likely to apply to a client who is scheduled to soon begin ECT?
A) Risk for anxiety B) Risk for decisional conflict C) Risk for impaired physical mobility D) Risk for ineffective protection
When the school nurse discovered three sixth-graders smoking behind a delivery truck in the school parking lot, the nurse could accurately conclude that the three smokers were _____ lung disease
a. At risk for b. In the early lesional stage of c. In the latency period of d. In the pathogenesis stage of