The nursing profession does not regulate itself through which of the following?
A. The Code for Nurses
B. The American Nurses Association
C. The Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice
D. The Nurse Practice Act
ANS: B
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The nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) during a busy shift while administering medications. Which actions by the nurse are inappropriate when working with the UAP?
Select all that apply. 1. Informing the UAP of the therapeutic effects that will be seen 2. Requesting that the UAP inform the nurse if a side effect of the medication is noted 3. Asking the UAP to assess vital signs after administering a blood pressure medication 4. Telling the UAP to administer acetaminophen to a client since it is not a controlled substance 5. Asking the UAP to check a client's pain after the nurse administers an analgesic
A nurse manager at Morgan Hill Community Hospital is known to be an excellent nursing manager by the personnel working on her nursing unit. The nurse manager exhibits which of the following behaviors (select all that apply)?
a. Knows the personnel and addresses them by name b. Intervenes when she receives complaints c. Has a consistent style that never varies d. Is visible on the nursing unit by all shifts on a frequent basis e. Evaluates a number of aspects of problems prior to making decisions f. Uses decision by consensus to resolve conflicts g. Fosters collaboration
Which nursing intervention is appropriate for helping a client with borderline personality disorder to extinguish clinging and splitting behaviors?
A) Putting the client on room restriction every time this type of behavior occurs B) Ignoring behaviors so that they will be extinguished for lack of reinforcement C) Securing a verbal contract with the client that he or she will discontinue this type of behavior D) Assuring the client that various staff members will work with him or her while in the hospital
The client tells the nurse about the root canal procedure that had to be completed a week before planned surgery. Based on this information, what structure of the tooth was damaged that required this procedure?
A) Crown B) Pulp C) Dentin D) Root