A nurse collecting a nasopharyngeal swab on a patient explains to the patient that this test is used to screen for:
A) Bacterial infections
B) Viral infections
C) Fungal infections
D) Nosocomial infections
B
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The nurse accepts an infant from the delivery room and does which of the following until the baby is bathed?
1. Performs hand hygiene before and after caring for the baby. 2. Monitors the baby's vital signs, checking temperature frequently. 3. Performs umbilical care. 4. Wears gloves.
The nurse is caring for a client who has turned cyanotic. The nurse concludes that the client could have decreased oxygen levels or:
1. kidney failure. 2. a failing spleen. 3. excess fluid levels. 4. decreased red blood cells.
The nurse is preparing a patient for a procedure. The patient has signed a consent form but states, "I don't really know anything about this procedure. I wonder if there is something else I could do instead?" How should the nurse proceed?
1. Continue with the preparation as consent may not be revoked. 2. Try to convince the patient to go through with the procedure. 3. Stop the preparation as the patient can revoke consent at any time. 4. Have the patient document the question in writing since the original consent was written.
The nurse working in the acute care setting may use concept mapping:
a. as a means to document client care b. to assist in organizing assessment data c. as a method to verify physician orders d. to develop and maintain the client's plan of care