When a CNS or NP provides other nurses with information on improving client care, which of the following roles is being practiced?
1. Researcher
2. Administrator
3. Educator
4. Consultant
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The consultant role is being practiced when a CNS or NP provides other nurses with information on improving client care.
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1. "You have myopia. Glasses will help you read." 2. "You may have astigmatism, and your eyes will get used to the problem." 3. "You have presbyopia, which is a normal age-related change. Reading glasses will help you." 4. "You may have an eye infection that is affecting your vision. You will need an antibiotic ointment to instill into your eyes."
A patient with an acute kidney injury is experiencing fluid volume overload. When administering furosemide (Lasix) therapy to this patient, the nurse should set the continuous infusion device in which manner?
1. According to a calculation based on the patient's weight 2. According to a calculation based on the patient's potassium and sodium levels 3. At no more than 20 mg/minute 4. At a rate of 4 mg/minute
When visiting a hospice patient, the nurse assesses that the patient has a respiratory rate of 11 breaths/minute and complains of severe pain. Which action is best for the nurse to take?
a. Inform the patient that increasing the morphine will cause the respiratory drive to fail. b. Tell the patient that additional morphine can be administered when the respirations are 12. c. Titrate the prescribed morphine dose upward until the patient indicates adequate pain relief. d. Administer a nonopioid analgesic, such as a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID), to improve patient pain control.
Which scenario indicates to the nurse that an older adult is at risk for falls?
a. A 68-year-old retiree who moves in with family members to babysit their 3-year-old b. A 75-year-old who lives alone and uses a cane at night and when going outside c. An 80-year-old who marries and moves into the spouse's home after selling his home d. A 92-year-old who moves to a retirement community after hip replacement surgery