Having recently completed a specialty nursing program in neonatal care, a nurse is now preparing to leave her current position on a medical unit and begin providing care in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The nurse has completed which of the following processes of credentialing?
a. Licensure
b. Validation
c. Accreditation
d. Certification
Ans: d. Certification
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The nurse is providing patient care and pays special attention to meeting the needs of the patient while maintaining the patient's right to privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and dignity. This nurse is applying what ethical theory?
a. Deontology b. Utilitarianism c. Autonomy d. Accountability
The nurse is caring for a client who will be taking nystatin (Mycostatin) for treatment of oral candidiasis. Which instructions does the nurse provide for the client before administering the medication?
a. "Let the tablet dissolve slowly in your mouth." b. "Take the medicine with a snack or a light meal." c. "Swallow the pills whole, followed by a full glass of water." d. "Swish the liquid around your mouth be-fore swallowing it."
The nurse who is a member of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) has the remains of several victims of a disaster to be identified and collected. Which group should the nurse contact for this service?
1. Disaster Mortuary Operations Response Teams 2. Department of Health and Human Services employees 3. Centers for Disease Control employees 4. Office of Environmental Protection employees
The perinatal nurse explains the cardiopulmonary adaptations that occur in the neonate to a student nurse. Which one of the following statements accurately describes the sequence of these changes?
A) As air enters the lungs, the PO2 rises in the alveoli, which causes pulmonary artery relaxation and results in an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. B) As the pulmonary vascular resistance increases, pulmonary blood flow increases, reaching 100% by the first 24 hours of life C) Decreased pulmonary blood volume contributes to the conversion from fetal to newborn circulation D) Once the pulmonary circulation has been functionally established, blood is distributed throughout the lungs.