A nurse attempted to assist a morbidly obese client back to bed and had immediate pain in the lower back. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Ask another nurse to help next time.
b. Demand better equipment to use.
c. Fill out and file a variance report.
d. Refuse to assist the client again.
ANS: C
The nurse should complete a variance report per agency policy. Asking another nurse to help and requesting better equipment are both good ideas, but the nurse may have an injury that needs care. It would be unethical to refuse to care for this client again.
You might also like to view...
A client has a hearing loss resulting from chronic mastoiditis. The cause of this type of hearing loss is:
1. Inflammatory. 2. Mechanical. 3. Obstructive. 4. Sensorineural.
A child with cerebral palsy is being treated with phenobarbital as prophylaxis for seizure activity. The child's phenobarbital level is 25 mcg/mL. The mother asks the nurse about her child's phenobarbital level and the nurse's appropriate response is:
a. "The level is normal." b. "The level is 25 mcg/mL which is normal." c. "I'll need to call doctor first, who can tell you." d. "The level is a little low, but I'm sure the doctor will increase your child's dose."
Which principle of adult learning is being used when the nurse provides a patient with an audiotape made during a teaching session?
a. Moving from the simple to the complex b. Allowing practice time to learn a skill c. Reinforcing the information taught d. Providing appropriate feedback
What could a nurse say who believed that a nursing student has a duty to understand pertinent clinical information to make sound clinical judgments?
a. "Sometimes work does get in the way of studying." b. "Nursing school is difficult, and striving for average is understandable." c. "You should be honest when critically reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses." d. "Experience after nursing school will provide real nursing knowledge."