The student nurse is reporting to her group in post-conference about her observational rotation in the intensive care unit. The student states that "it seems so much easier than floor nursing because everything is automated
There are machines that take vital signs and regulate IVs." The instructor's best response is to
a. Agree with the student's evaluation of ICU nursing.
b. Agree that IV pumps have made IV therapy totally safe.
c. Disagree, stressing the importance of taking vital signs themselves.
d. Disagree, stressing the importance of the nurse's judgment.
ANS: D
The instructor cannot fully agree with the student's statements. In many ways, technology makes the nurse's work easier, but it does not replace the nurse's judgment. An electronic infusion device provides a constant rate of infusion, but nurses need to be sure that they calculate the rate correctly and troubleshoot problems. Electronic equipment may take vital signs, but it is the nurse's responsibility to interpret the vital signs in relation to the patient's condition.
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