A nurse cares for several clients on a neurologic unit. Which prescription for a client should direct the nurse to ensure that an informed consent has been obtained before the test or procedure?
a. Sensation measurement via the pinprick method
b. Computed tomography of the cranial vault
c. Lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid sampling
d. Venipuncture for autoantibody analysis
ANS: C
A lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure with many potentially serious complications. The other assessments or tests are considered noninvasive and do not require an informed consent.
You might also like to view...
The RN instructs the LPN to "Give an enema to the patient in room 327 who is being discharged but is complaining of being constipated
Then be sure to document on the medication administration record when given." Which of the five rights was missing in this situation? The right of: a. direction and communication. b. task. c. person. d. circumstances.
The nurse would expect to administer injections of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) to a client with:
1. iron-deficiency anemia. 2. pernicious anemia. 3. sickle-cell anemia. 4. aplastic anemia.
Which of the following persons is most at risk for occupationally related injury and death?
1. Andrew Adams (26 years), a Caucasian construction worker 2. Betty Black (52 years), a Caucasian taxi driver 3. Clarence Cross (42 years), an African-American postal worker 4. David Dunn (19 years), an Caucasian fast food worker 5. Emilio Estrada (50 years), an Hispanic migrant worker
In caring for the woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), what order should the nurse anticipate?
a. Administration of blood b. Preparation of the client for invasive hemodynamic monitoring c. Restriction of intravascular fluids d. Administration of steroids