A registered nurse is caring for a 45-year-old patient 2 days after a colon resection. The patient called for assistance to go to the bathroom. Instead of waiting for help, the patient decided to get up on her own
She fell but did not injure herself. After contacting the patient's health care provider, which of the following is most important for the nurse to do? A. Nothing; the patient wasn't injured.
B. Call the Risk Management Department.
C. Submit an incident report.
D. Insist that the patient have a radiograph done.
C
When there is a deviation from the standard of care, such as a patient or visitor falls or an error is made, a nurse makes specific documentation of the event or incident in the form of an occurrence report/incident report. The nurse should complete an occurrence report when anything unusual happens that could potentially cause harm to a patient, visitor, or employee.
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Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? 1. "I agree with your philosophy of child rearing." 2. "There are many studies that support this belief." 3. "Responding quickly to your baby's cries will assist the baby in feeling secure and does not result in a spoiled child." 4. "Children who experience separation anxiety have been spoiled by their parents."
All of the following statements about necrotizing fasciitis are true EXCEPT
a. it is very rare in occurrence and decreasing in incidence b. it spreads along the adipose planes c. it is typically caused by beta-hemolytic strep d. it is a slowly progressing disease
The nurse has completed a community presentation about the changes of pregnancy, and knows that the lesson was successful when a community member states that which of the following is one probable or objective change of pregnancy?
1. "Enlargement of the uterus" 2. "Hearing the baby's heart rate" 3. "Increased urinary frequency" 4. "Nausea and vomiting"
A feeding pump is used for a continuous tube feeding
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.