To maintain integrity of reporting data for Magnet Recognition or other benchmarking, what would be the appropriate action if a nurse was unable to collect all needed data?
a. Ask an expert to estimate data
b. Guess the data results
c. Report the data as missing
d. Use data collected at a later time
c. Report the data as missing
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The nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving a colloid infusion. For which reason should the nurse notify the health care provider?
1. A normal body temperature 2. Urine output of 35 mL/hour 3. Cough and wheezing 4. Abnormally dry skin
A 70-year-old male patient taking corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse if he should take the vaccination to prevent shingles. What would be the nurse's most helpful response?
a. "No. Persons with impaired immune systems should not take that vaccine." b. "Yes. It would be a good idea to protect yourself from shingles." c. "No. That vaccine is only effective in about 10% of the cases." d. "Yes. The vaccine is very inexpensive and very effective."
The nurse understands that the nonbenzodiazepam medications are limited to use in clients:
a. on short-term therapy. b. who can no longer be treated with benzodiazepams. c. who are 18 years old or older. d. with chronic insomnia.
The nurse notes a difference in systolic blood pressure readings between the client's arms. How will the nurse approach subsequent readings based upon this difference in blood pressures?
A) The nurse will use the arm with the highest reading. B) The nurse will use the arm with the lowest reading. C) The nurse will average the two blood pressures and document this average. D) The nurse will obtain a blood pressure on the client's leg.