Nursing assistants are not required to accept assignments involving delegation of nursing care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Your patient complains of left upper quadrant pain, fever, extreme fatigue, and spontaneous bruising. The clinician should recognize that these symptoms are often related to:
A. Hematopoetic disorders B. Hepatomegaly C. Esophageal varices D. Pleural effusion
The hospital has recently eliminated all nursing assistant positions and has replaced them with unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide patient care. How should the professional nursing staff work with these new employees?
1. Continue to delegate and supervise them as they did with the nursing assistants. 2. Treat the UAPs as independent hospital employees who do not take delegation and supervision from nurses. 3. Realize that UAPs are less skilled than nursing assistants so supervision activities should be increased. 4. Be cautious with delegation because the UAP is working on the license of the professional nurse.
Causes of metabolic coma include
a. trauma. b. ischemic stroke. c. drug overdose. d. intracerebral hemorrhage.
A patient is receiving an aminoglycoside. The nurse would immediately report which findings? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. A history of allergy to penicillins 2. A weight gain of 5 kg in 2 days 3. Symptoms of vertigo 4. A fluid intake below 2000 mL/day 5. A peak level lower than anticipated