The chief nursing officer has to write a strategic plan. The most difficult stage in the strategic planning process is:
a. Assessment of the external and internal environment.
b. Review of mission statement, goals, and objectives.
c. Identification of strategies.
d. Implementation of strategies.
A
Determination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats requires openness to what is being said and observed and is critical to setting the stage for relevant responses in the latter phases of strategic planning.
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A patient, age 26, has had a tubal insufflation (Rubin's test) to ascertain whether her fallopian tubes are patent. She complains of pain in her right shoulder. The nurse's most appropriate response would be
a. "Don't worry, that is a normal reaction." b. "I'll report the findings immediately to the head nurse." c. "That is a symptom that resulted from your position on the operating table." d. "That is from the carbon dioxide passing from the fallopian tubes into your abdomen."
A patient recovering from a 30% TBSA full-thickness burn has swelling and inflammation of the intact skin around the burn area. What interventions should the nurse implement to reduce this patient's risk of developing further infections?
Select all that apply. 1. Report results of blood cultures. 2. Analyze daily leukocyte counts. 3. Follow strict isolation techniques. 4. Request placement of an indwelling catheter. 5. Request a dietary consult to ensure adequate nutritional intake.
The nurse is teaching the client with Alzheimer's disease and his wife about rivastigmine. The wife asks the nurse when her husband's dose can be increased. The nurse responds:
a. no more often than every week. c. it should not need to be increased. b. no more often than every two weeks d. no more often than every four weeks.
Committing an act that a reasonable, prudent person would not have done in the same or similar situation or failing to act as a reasonable, prudent person would have acted in the same or similar situation is
a. delegation. c. malpractice. b. negligence. d. torts.