A nurse who provides care in a long-term care facility is documenting a new resident's medication regimen on the resident's intake admission
The nurse is documenting the generic, rather than proprietary, names of the resident's current drugs because
A) there is a potential for confusion and miscommunication if proprietary names are used.
B) proprietary names of drugs can vary from state to state.
C) documentation of trade names for drugs requires permission from the manufacturer.
D) drugs with generic names are prescribed and used differently than proprietary drugs.
A
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A nurse manager's supervisor reports that many staff members have complained about the manager's rigidity. What situations reflect this rigidity? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The manager has historically used trial and error as a decision-making strategy. 2. The manager takes unnecessary risks when staffing the unit. 3. The manager is not concerned when staff members arrive late to work. 4. The manager uses old ways of thinking to solve the day-to-day issues of the unit. 5. The manager does not consider the advice of the unit comanager when making a decision.
The nurse admits a client with a large open leg wound from a motor vehicle crash. While obtaining the history from this client, the nurse inquired about the use of medications. The client stated he had just completed a course of steroid therapy
The nurse knows the steroids will: 1. Delay wound healing. 2. Assist in wound healing. 3. Cause an increase in the tendency to bleed. 4. Cause a decrease in the tendency to bleed.
Every antibiotic drug class has resistant organisms that influence prescribing decisions
1. True 2. False
The nurse is alert for the symptoms of atelectasis, which include: (Select all that apply.)
a. Grunting b. Intercostal retractions c. Vomiting d. Sweating e. Mottled skin