A staff registered nurse (RN) has been struggling with the delivery system from central supply. He documents a delay of 1 to 3 hours from the time that the order is sent to central supply to the time that the requested equipment is sent to the floor
The RN asks, "Why does a central supply unit need to service the entire hospital? Why not consider a decentralized central supply estab-lished for each floor?" This is an example of what type of thinking? a. Amiable thinker
b. Critical thinker
c. Traditional thinker
d. Unrealistic thinker
B
A critical thinker challenges and questions the norm.
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a. apnea c. eupnea b. dyspnea d. tachypnea
The nurse is instructing a patient who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Which comment made by the patient would indicate the need for additional education?
1. "The nurse will check my feet very often after the procedure." 2. "I will place a warm pack at the puncture site for pain relief." 3. "I should let the nurse know if I need to cough after the procedure is done." 4. "I will have someone available to drive me home following the procedure."
Each facility is required to have an emergency operations plan (EOP), which should include which of the following information? (Select all that apply.)
a. when to activate a response b. who will be notified first c. how to protect the facility environment d. how to prevent an attack e. how to identify the agent f. how to control exposure
A patient involved in a motor vehicle accident was admitted to the intensive care unit with a closed-head injury
Which clinical manifestation would warn the nurse that the patient's condition was progressing to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome? 1. alteration in level of consciousness 2. urine output less than 400 ml/day 3. hypotension and dysrhythmias 4. decreased PaO2 with an increase in FiO2