Which organizations offer volunteer opportunities in disaster work for nurses? Select all that apply
a. American Red Cross
b. Citizens Corps
c. American Nurses Association
d. National Public Health Training Centers
A, B
American Red Cross and Citizens Corps offer volunteer opportunities. The American Nurses Association and National Public Health Training Centers offer education and training opportuni-ties.
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A patient is speaking with the nurse and is concerned about his antihypertensive medication. He tells the nurse that the medication makes him very sleepy. What should be the nurse's response?
a. "This is a serious reaction and you should discontinue the medication immediately." b. "You are having a desired response to the medication." c. "This is a side effect of the medication." d. "Begin to take the medication every three days."
What is the major difference between an anesthetist and an anesthesiologist?
a. An anesthesiologist is a physician, and an anesthetist is a specially trained nurse. b. An anesthetist can only administer local and regional anesthesia. c. An anesthetist must work under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. d. Not all states recognize anesthesiologists as a licensed group.
A psychiatric nurse is focusing on the fifth area of service, based on the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963, when:
a. assisting with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments. b. providing stress management technique classes to new mothers. c. assessing patients for admission into an outpatient group program. d. providing emergency psychiatric care to a rape victim demonstrating psychoses.
Each state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia must have a quality improvement organization (QIO) contracted with CMS to provide support and oversight to LTC facilities
Which of the following are functions of quality improvement organizations? Select all answers that apply. A) Staff development B) Monitoring techniques and intervention strategies C) Quality improvement for facility manager D) Training nonlicensed personnel E) Informing clients of their rights F) Providing advance degree nursing courses