A wrong-site surgery is considered a sentinel event for a health care organization. In addition to the hospital being at fault for this situation, the health care provider could also be considered guilty of committing which of the following?
A. Negligence
B. Battery
C. Felony
D. Misdemeanor
B
An example of a battery in health care is when the patient has consented to a right knee surgery and the surgeon performs surgery on the patient's left knee. An example of an assault and battery is to threaten to restrain a competent patient for an x-ray procedure to which the patient has not consented and then to actually restrain the patient.
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Before instilling any additives to a client's medication lock, normal saline is used to flush the device. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this action?
A) Prevents drug/solution incompatibilities B) Dilutes the medication for easier administration C) Decreases the drug's irritating effect D) Maintains the serum sodium level and pH balance
A client reports giving upon on a weight loss plan because of feeling hungry all of the time. Which substitution should the nurse suggest for this client?
a. Ice cream in place of yogurt b. Low fat in place of skim milk c. Pretzels in place of potato chips d. A bagel instead of two English muffin halves
After returning from a plasmapheresis treatment, the nurse suspects that a patient with myasthenia gravis is demonstrating signs of electrolyte imbalances. What did the patient demonstrate to confirm the nurse's suspicion?
Select all that apply. 1. sluggish bowel sounds 2. heart rate 92 and irregular 3. onset of circumoral tingling 4. blood pressure 148/90 mmHg 5. bilateral calf cramping
A PHN is looking into the high rate of diabetes in the community. The nurse knows that there are three categories of risk factors in the field of epidemiology to be considered in the investigation. These categories include all of the following except
A. Prevalence B. Behavioral C. Environmental D. Genetic