The nurse participates in the investigation of an incident in the facility. As a result of the root cause analysis, what would the nurse expect as the ultimate outcome?
a. Identification of the person at fault
b. An appropriate punishment for the indi-vidual who caused the event
c. Reason the event occurred
d. A plan for the prevention of this event
D
A plan for prevention of a similar event happening again is the ultimate outcome of this investi-gation. The investigation will determine all contributing factors in the occurrence of the event, with the goal of identifying methods to prevent those failures from recurring.
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a. Assess for substance use and abuse. b. Assess the patient's psychiatric history. c. Refer the patient to the mental health center. d. Counsel that visualizations are a normal part of grieving.
A client experiencing menopause voices an interest in using alternative and complementary therapies to manage symptoms. What initial response by the nurse is indicated?
A) "What types of therapies are of interest to you?" B) "Those seldom work." C) "Have you discussed this with your physician?" D) "Many women report success with these measures."
Under what condition can a nurse knowingly share confidential information about a particular client with anyone not involved in the client's care? Select all that apply
A. If a client states lack of concern about publicly sharing information with anyone. B. If the client has an extremely contagious disease, the nurse may tell those possibly exposed. C. In the midst of a legal proceeding if the nurse is asked about such information. D. When the family asks the nurse to tell the relatives and neighbors so they may be supportive of the patient. E. When the local public health department decides to market the need for the general population to take protective measures such as immunization.
The nurse is discussing epidural analgesia with the nursing student. Which of the following statements by the nursing student indicate a need for additional education?
A) "Epidural analgesia is always administered in a continuous infusion to prevent or treat the patient's pain." B) "The patient may be able to control the epidural analgesia infusion." C) "The epidural analgesia may be used in the laboring patient." D) "The epidural is always discontinued after delivery of the newborn."