The major responsibility for upholding patient care standards belongs to the:
a. chief executive officer of the facility.
b. nurse manager.
c. on-call physician.
d. staff nurse providing patient care.
B
Nurse managers carry the major responsibility for developing and upholding the standards of care for staff nurses.
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1. An increased red blood cell count. 2. Decreased monocytes. 3. Increased eosinophils. 4. Decreased platelets.
The charge nurse is making assignments for the nursing assistants in a long-term care facility. A message was left that a 96-year-old male client did not want an African American nurse aide caring for him
Although care is provided to all clients consistently without bias to race or other ethnic and cultural aspects, the charge nurse recognizes that this is a characteristic of A) unacceptable racial bias. B) life trajectory differences. C) complexity of the cultural care triad. D) ethnicity.
LPN/LVNs who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge and understanding. Which of the following best describes the effect experience may have on learning?
a. Experience may be a source of insight or a barrier. b. Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs. c. Experience never makes learning more difficult. d. Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.
A client is prescribed a medication that the nurse has never administered and information about the medication is not in the drug reference manual. What should the nurse do?
1. Follow the physician's orders as written and give the medication. 2. Call the pharmacy and do further investigating before administering the medication. 3. Ask the client about this medication. 4. Call the physician and ask what the medication is and what it is for.