What characteristic of a competent nurse practitioner enables nurses to be role models for patients?
A) sense of humor C) organizational skills
B) writing ability D) good personal health
D
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A patient arrives in the ED very hypovolemic related to excretion of "at least 3 gallon jugs of urine in the past 24 hours."
He describes the urine as being clear-like water. The physician suspects diabetes insipidus. The nurse should be prepared to administer which of the following medications? A) Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) B) Benadryl, an anticholinergic C) Calcium gluconate D) Prednisone
The nurse working in a physician's office recorded assessment data in the wrong patient's medical record about 1 hour ago. How should the nurse correct this error?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Black out the error with a marker and enter the new information. 2. Indicate the date and time the correction was made. 3. Indicate the reason the correction is being made by writing "wrong patient chart" along with the new information. 4. Enclose the corrected information in brackets to set it off from the original post. 5. Either initial or sign the correction.
The nurse is assessing an adult client when suddenly the client refuses to continue the examination. What is the nurse's next step?
1. Give the client a short break and then resume the assessment. 2. Document what was done and what was refused. 3. Summon another nurse to the room to serve as a witness. 4. Enlist the assistance of the client's family to encourage the rest of the assessment.
James is scheduled to undergo a liver biopsy today. His workup showed suspicious results involving his liver
a. What is a percutaneous liver biopsy? b. What does it tell the physicians? c. What nursing care will James need? d. What will you focus your assessment on?