A nurse is wrapping up a community cultural assessment but needs to clarify some of the information learned and ask some additional questions. What is the best way to do this?
A. Internet research
B. Reading old newspapers and community magazines
C. Questionnaires mailed to community residents
D. Hosting a focus group with several key members of the community
ANS: D
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a. Buerger's disease. b. deep vein thrombosis. c. Raynaud's phenomenon. d. varicose veins.
After completing the client care and documenting it in the progress notes, the nurse realizes that documentation was placed on the wrong medical record. What should the nurse do?
1. Use white-out over the mistake. 2. Take a wide permanent marker and blacken out all the documentation. 3. Put an "X" through the entire page, identify it as an "error," initial, and move on to the correct chart. 4. Draw a single line through the documentation, write "mistaken entry" next to the original entry, and initial it.
A pregnant woman who is at the end of 20 weeks of gestation is at a prenatal visit. Which of the following changes in weight from pre-pregnancy would require the nurse to take additional action?
a. 6 pound increase b. 11 pound increase c. 14 pound increase d. 20 pound increase
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a diagnosis that she is not familiar with. The nurse uses reference materials and does a literature search to better understand the diagnosis
The nurse then utilizes this knowledge, along with the nurse's experience and patient preferences, to develop a plan of care. This is an example of the nurse using _____ to provide care for her patient. a. Evidence-based practice b. Research-based practice c. Applied quality improvement d. Nursing informatics