The provision of efficient nursing services to clients, wherever delivered, depends on the:
a. appropriate nursing diagnoses.
b. current wage scale.
c. number of nurse leaders.
d. right skill mix.
D
Whether in hospitals, community nursing organizations, long-term care, or other settings, the de-livery of nursing services to clients is founded on having the right skill mix of providers in the right numbers at the right place and properly prepared to render care.
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A. Assume accountability and increased authority in practice areas B. Understand that an integrated delivery system centers on client health care needs C. Become more supportive and acknowledge the contributions of individual interprofessional team members D. Accept responsibility for ensuring their own specific contributions and the value of working together with other members of the health-care team
A college student visits the student health center and tells the nurse that his roommate is talking about killing himself, has given some of his possessions away, and he believes the roommate has a gun
Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse? a. Ask the student why he is telling this story; what does he expect the nurse to do? b. Call the police immediately, and have the student tell them the story. c. Call the roommate, and set up an appointment for him to come to the student health center to discuss how things are going in his life right now. d. Call the roommate, ask if he is thinking of killing himself, and, if so, how is he thinking of doing that? e. Immediately locate the roommate, talk to him, and, if the story is confirmed, stay with him until emergency services arrive.
A client is recovering from a dislocation. However, during the course of the treatment, the nurse suspects an insufficient deposit of collagen during the healing process. What signs should the nurse closely monitor for in the client?
A) Loss of appetite C) Lack of mobility B) Allergic reactions to medications D) Reduced tensile strength
The patient is admitted with end-stage liver disease. The nurse evaluates the patient for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hypoglycemia b. Malnutrition c. Ascites d. Hypercoagulation e. Disseminated intravascular coagulation