During an assessment, a client with a personality disorder reports, "Wait now, darling. I'm getting something . . . yes . . . right . . . a vibe. . . . I see that you are a very deep person . . . you've been hurt"
She reports getting messages from the "spirit world." Which type of personality disorder should a psychiatric nurse anticipate?
A) Borderline
B) Histrionic
C) Schizoid
D) Schizotypal
D
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A nurse needs to determine whether a nasogastric tube is correctly placed. Which of the following techniques should the nurse perform?
A) Check placement using a stethoscope over the chest. B) Obtain repeated x-rays. C) Secure the tube to avoid migration. D) Check the color of aspirated fluid.
In 1994 Jeffrey Bauer described some exciting possibilities that would affect nursing and healthcare delivery if instituted. What did Bauer propose?
1. Place health care on the free market so that maximum choice and quality competition are available. 2. Socialize medicine. 3. Do not change anything. The system is working. 4. Maintain the monopoly held by physicians over the delivery of health care to Americans.
The quality improvement committee is analyzing ways to prevent errors. Which approaches should this committee consider? Select all that apply.
A) Checklists B) Automation C) Using big data D) Hand-off tools E) Standardization
The clinic nurse explains to Margaret, a newly diagnosed pregnant woman at 10 weeks' gestation, that her rubella titer indicates that she is not immune. Margaret should be advised to (select all that apply):
a. Avoid contact with all children b. Be retested in 3 months c. Receive the rubella vaccine postpartum d. Report signs or symptoms of fever, runny nose, and generalized red rash to the health-care provider