An associate is hired to do phlebotomy for the laboratory and is ready to work the first hour that he or she steps into the laboratory.
What must be done first
Correctly and positively identify the patient
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A patient cries quietly while undergoing a painful treatment. The nurse realizes that although the treatment is painful, it is necessary for the patient's healing and recovery. Which ethical principle does this situation exemplify?
1. Paternalism 2. Nonmaleficence 3. Veracity 4. Respect for others
The patient is scheduled for an operative procedure that will require placement of an additional IV line, an indwelling urinary catheter, and a nasogastric tube. The nurse should advocate for these lines to be placed at what time?
1. Prior to transferring the patient to the preoperative holding area 2. In the preoperative holding area 3. After general anesthesia has been induced 4. In the postanesthesia recovery room
An appropriate screening test for hearing that can be administered by the nurse to a 5-year-old child is:
a. the Rinne test. b. the Weber test. c. conventional audiometry. d. eliciting the startle reflex.
Rules that ensure the uniform quality, strength, and purity of drugs are known as
A. regulations. B. laws. C. standards. D. protocols.