A nurse manager is evaluating the efficiency of a process on the nursing unit. The manager believes that the unit could be more efficient if one aspect of this process were delegated to unli-censed personnel
To establish whether the delegation of this duty would be legal, he should check with the: a. ANA.
b. current federal defense attorney.
c. state nurse practice act.
d. policy and procedure manual of the unit.
C
Nurse practice acts exist for each state and govern the legal practice of nursing, including stan-dard of care, delegation, and supervision.
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An elderly patient is admitted to the CCU with a critical illness. To support the developmental goals and tasks of this patient, what is an appropriate intervention?
A) Restrict visiting to very immediate family members to prevent fatigue. B) Contact the social worker to help place pets in the animal shelter. C) Call the patient by a nickname such as Grandma or Grandpa. D) Ask the patient about his life accomplishments and feelings of satisfaction.
Data collection consists of:
1. information supplied by patient and family. 2. health history, physical assessment, and documentation. 3. health history and physical assessment. 4. assessment, patient records, and diagnostic tests.
A nurse is educating students on how to evaluate a website. The nurse judges the teaching to be effective when the students can state:
a. "Internet information must go through careful screening before it can be posted.". b. "Credibility, accuracy, and reasonableness of the information should be considered.". c. "It is important to have the hospital libra-rian verify the authenticity of the web-site.". d. "Most Internet information can be down-loaded or beamed to a smartphone or handheld device (personal digital assistant [PDA]).".
_____________________ apply manual compression to prevent bleeding at the arterial site
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