A nurse has completed morning care and assessments and will now document the findings. When documenting care on a patient's chart, the nurse should do which of the following?
A) Include personal opinions and feelings that are related to care
B) Use only officially approved abbreviations
C) Completely erase or delete all errors
D) Write a detailed explanation of all reasons for a medical error
B
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A. Auscultate breath sounds. B. Check blood glucose levels. C. Measure deep tendon reflexes. D. Test urine for the presence of protein.
A student nurse is concerned about delegation practices and wonders why hospitals employ unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and LPN/LVNs
The student nurse refers to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and learns that the role of these personnel is to: a. supplement the staffing pattern when an RN is not available. b. aid the RN by performing simple, routine patient care tasks. c. replace the RN when the health care facility provides long-term care. d. provide patient teaching, allowing more direct care to be provided by the RN.
A purely task-centered leadership style that thrives on power and involves telling someone what to do, with little regard for the employee as a person, is the
a. autocratic style. b. situational style. c. democratic style. d. laissez-faire style.
The way a person communicates with another is an example of:
1. Language 2. Ethnicity 3. Race 4. Culture