The RN identifies a treatment error when:
A) An RN fails to communicate to the health-care provider a change in condition.
B) An RN incorrectly administers an IV drug dose.
C) A health-care provider fails to order an indicated serum lab exam.
D) A nursing assistant uses an automatic sphygmomanometer that fails to deflate.
B
An RN incorrectly administers an IV drug dose.
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a. Code of Ethics b. Patient's Bill of Rights c. OBRA d. Advance directives
?A nursing one-month-old infant may grasp crudely at his mother's breast while feeding. That same child at the age of one year will probably easily hold a bottle or cup, placing it to his lips, and then putting it down when he is done. This change in ability to use the hands and fingers demonstrates advances in
A) gross motor skills B) locomotion C) fine motor skills D) concrete operations
When is avoidance an effective stress reducer? (Select all that apply.)
a. When the stressor has great personal significance b. When the outcome of the event will not be affected c. When the stressor is not a frequently recurring event d. When continued avoidance does not add stress e. When avoidance does not diminish the self-image
You are working with the RN to plan short-term goals for a 28-year-old hospitalized manic client. Which is the most important goal?
A) Protection from self-inflicted harm B) Meals in excess of metabolic requirement C) Strict participation in unit activities D) Enforced medication