The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old boy experiencing respiratory distress who is scheduled to have a chest radiograph. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to include in the child's plan of care?
A) Administering a sedative to help calm the child
B) Assisting the child to lie still during the chest radiograph
C) Accompanying the child to continue observation
D) Informing the child that he might hear a loud banging noise
B
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When caring for a client who has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, the nurse focuses nursing interventions on preventing:
A) rebleeding. B) seizures. C) aphasia. D) meningitis.
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A) Stepwise and simultaneous B) Stepwise and hierarchical C) Simultaneous and hierarchical D) Stepwise
A nurse manager needs to supplement the staff for the next schedule. The nurse manager examines the unit's operating budget. Which of the following is the most costly to the health care organization?
1. Personnel from the general float pool 2. Personnel from the unit-based float pool 3. Per diem staff 4. Utilizing the shared staffing help list