The nurse at the unit desk answers the telephone and is asked for permission to speak to a specific client. The nurse responds, "The client is busy in a meeting, and I don't see your name on the client's telephone list."
The nurse can best be described as: A) Breaking the client's right to confidentiality. B) Showing disrespect to the caller.
C) Pursuing informed consent. D) Following orders.
A
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1. Orient the client to group therapy. 2. Complete the mental and physical assessment. 3. Work on client's current stressors. 4. Teach social skills.
Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the drug label? (Select all that apply.)
A) Brand name B) Generic name C) Drug concentration D) Expiration date E) Adverse effects
The patient's admitting 12-lead ECG shows wide, M-shaped P waves. Which of the following admitting diagnoses could be responsible for this finding?
a. Mitral stenosis b. Chronic pulmonary disease c. Hypotension d. Pericarditis
The nurse should be alert to a blood group incompatibility if:
a. both mother and infant are O-positive. b. mother is A-positive and infant is A-negative. c. mother is O-positive and infant is B-negative. d. mother is B-positive and infant is O-negative.