A patient scheduled for surgery has arranged for an autologous transfusion. What type of blood transfusion is this?
A) The patient's family members have been donors.
B) The patient donates his or her own blood.
C) The patient's blood has been rendered sterile.
D) The patient will only need fluids, not blood.
B
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A nurse receives an order for clonidine (Catapres) for a man who has been diagnosed with secondary hypertension. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A) Weigh the patient to get the correct body surface area. B) Have a second nurse check the dose before administering the drug. C) Question the order because the patient is not receiving any other antihypertensives. D) Make sure the patient is on a cardiac monitor.
The school nurse is beginning an evaluation of the school-based health center as part of a school district annual report. Which tools should the nurse use that includes the eight components of the CDC model of a coordinated school health program?
1. School Health Index (SHI). 2. Healthy School Report Card. 3. Health People 2020 objectives. 4. Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool. 5. Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool.
Which actions by the nurse demonstrate clinical reasoning? (Select all that apply.)
a. Basing decisions on intuition b. Considering alternative action c. Using formal and informal thinking to gather data d. Giving deliberate thought to a patient's problem e. Developing an outcome focused on optimum patient care
What is the nursing profession's expression of its ethical values and duties to the public?
a. ANA's Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice b. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements c. Gilligan's stages of moral reasoning d. International Council of Nurses