The nurse uses a visual aid to depict the several kinds of hemoglobin. Which hemoglobin changes the shape of the red blood cell RBC on which it resides?
a. hemoglobin A
b. hemoglobin A1c
c. hemoglobin F
d. hemoglobin S
D
Hemoglobin S is the abnormal hemoglobin seen in people with sickle cell anemia. The hemoglo-bin changes the shape of the RBC to a sickle shape.
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A patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) furiously refuses any more manual chest physiotherapeutic treatment. Which alternative is appropriate for the nurse to suggest?
a. Flutter mucus device b. Increase ambulation to 1 to 2 hours a day c. Steam inhalator several times a day d. Drink 3 quarts of fluid per day
A problem for nurses conducting quasi-experimental or experimental research is that many times a patient cannot ethically be left without a treatment. What is the best solution for this problem?
a. Control for the situation statistically. b. Create placebo treatments. c. Ensure all patients receive the standard of care. d. Use other research designs as often as possible.
As the manager on an acute care medical unit, you note that the incidence of medication errors has increased since the implementation of staffing changes. As part of your strategy to reduce errors, it is important to
a. Re-visit reporting standards for medication errors in your organization. b. Ensure that medication errors are consistently reported. c. Provide staff with additional education related to safe practice in medication administration. d. Involve RN staff in determining reasons for errors and practice solutions to increase the safety of medication administration.
A forensic nurse is implementing Hammer's definition of caring. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely perform?
a. Utilizing intuition when assessing a client b. Providing self-care and care for the client c. Assuring that the client's basic needs are met d. Assessing the bio-psychosocial and spir-itual characteristics of the client