The nursing staff is using the SBAR communication technique during patient hand-off communication. The circumstances leading up to the current status would be explained by the nurses during which step of the technique?
a. Situation
b. Background
c. Assessment
d. Recommendations
B
The background explains circumstances leading up to the situation. The situation explains what is happening at the present time. The assessment phase identifies what the problem is thought to be. The recommendations explain how to correct the problem.
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A. Someone has exerted pressure on the umbilical cord. B. The fetal head is sufficiently in the canal to stimulate the heart rate. C. Uteroplacental insufficiency. D. An early labor client.
The nurse is assessing voice sounds during a respiratory assessment. Which of these findings indicates a normal assessment? Select all that apply
a. Voice sounds are faint, muffled, and almost inaudible when the patient whispers "one, two, three" in a very soft voice. b. As the patient repeatedly says "ninety-nine," the examiner clearly hears the words "ninety-nine." c. When the patient speaks in a normal voice, the examiner can hear a sound but cannot exactly distinguish what is being said. d. As the patient says a long "ee-ee-ee" sound, the examiner also hears a long "ee-ee-ee" sound. e. As the patient says a long "ee-ee-ee" sound, the examiner hears a long "aaaaaa" sound.
The quality management director of a large health care conglomerate wishes to initiate benchmarking strategies to assess care. Which directive should this manager publish?
1. We will compare outcome indicators with other health care conglomerates of similar size and organization. 2. Outcome data of hospitals within the organization will be compared to assess quality. 3. Each client care unit in the organization will establish specific unit goals for quality. 4. Each unit in the organization will create a quality monitor to assess how well unit policies are followed.
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What will be an ideal response?