To reduce the incidence of falls in a skilled nursing unit, the nurse manager contacts the risk manager. Risk management is a process that attempts to identify potential hazards and:
a. Compensate for previous injuries.
b. Eliminate these risks before anyone else is harmed.
c. Supersede the need for staff members to file incident reports.
d. Discipline staff members who have been involved in previous incident reports.
B
Risk management involves taking proactive steps to identify and eliminate risks and liability.
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a. "You need to avoid participating in con-tact sports like football." b. "You probably will end up on dialysis a few years from now." c. "You need medication to control your high blood pressure from the injury." d. "You will always be required to restrict your salt and fluid intake."
A patient's mean arterial pressure (MAP) decreases to 50 while his ICP is 20. The nurse realizes that this drop in MAP is likely to lead to:
1. Increased intracranial pressure 2. Hypoxic cerebral tissue 3. Increased urine output 4. Bradycardia
The nurse administers narcotics to a surgical patient. Which statement represents the nurse's best understanding as it relates to the potency of different narcotics?
A. Codeine is less potent than morphine; it will not produce an allergic reaction. B. Morphine is more potent than codeine; a lesser dose will be required. C. Morphine is more potent than codeine; it will produce more adverse effects. D. Codeine is less potent than morphine; it will not relieve pain as well.
The nurse manager is attempting to determine the staffing needs of the unit. One tool that she may use to determine the level of care needed would be:
a. the standardized care plan. b. the acuity record. c. the patient care summary. d. flow sheets.