The nurse cares for children of all ages with a wide variety of illnesses and injuries. General consent or informed consent is required for care. Which of the following is the most important legal consideration?
A) Determining if the child is emancipated
B) Establishing if the parents are competent
C) Knowing the laws in the state where the care is being given
D) Contacting the parents prior to emergency care
C
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The 360-degree feedback tool can help the nurse evaluate performance. Some aspects of the 360-degree feedback evaluation tool include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. potentially provides a broader and more balanced assessment b. is time-consuming c. does not include patient interviews or assessments d. includes peer reviews
A patient in an acute-care setting is being monitored closely after recently experiencing status asthmaticus
The nurse who is providing care for the patient has been assessing the patient's respiratory status frequently and has just completed auscultation of the patient's breath sounds. The nurse notes that the patient's breath sounds are significantly quieter than during the previous assessment. How should the nurse best interpret this assessment finding? A) The patient's upper airways are responding to bronchodilators. B) The patient's respiratory wheeze is resolving. C) The patient's airflow may be severely limited. D) The patient is in the early stages of a pulmonary infection.
What is the type of nursing with a focus on the community as a whole and the health status of individuals as an aggregate?
1) School nursing 2) Community health nursing 3) Community-oriented nursing 4) Public health nursing
A client is to receive oprelvekin (Neumega). The nurse confirms that the client is experiencing fluid retention related to the medication by monitoring the client for evidence of:
a. peripheral edema and exertional dyspnea. b. bradycardia and hypotension. c. restlessness and hypoxia. d. hypothermia and ventricular dysrhythmias.