A lack of sufficient blood circulation to every part of the body is shock
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1. Functional nursing 2. Team nursing 3. Total patient care 4. Modular nursing
The nurse manager of a community health clinic is designing a process to implement brief interventions when assisting a client to resolve a substance abuse issue. Which components should the nurse include in this process? (Select all that apply.)
1. Provide feedback. 2. Providing options to reduce use. 3. Importance of client responsibility. 4. Use an authoritative counseling style. 5. Focus on self-efficacy when setting goals.
The nurse suspects that a client with severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea has a possible foodborne illness. Which client statement should indicate to the nurse that the client may be experiencing food intoxication?
a. "I drank some unpasteurized juice." b. "We picked some blackberries in the country and ate them." c. "I canned my own tomatoes, but when I ate them, they just didn't taste right." d. "We went camping, and I don't think I cooked my fish long enough before I ate it."
The nursing assistant tells the RN that when the patient's vital signs were taken, the patient complained that she was in a lot of pain
The nursing assistant then tells the nurse that she charted the patient's complaint when she charted the vital signs. What instruction does the nurse need to provide to the nursing assistant? a. The nursing assistant needs to make sure she uses the SBAR format when entering notes. b. Nursing assistants are not allowed to chart vital signs. c. Only the nurse can write in the progress notes. d. The nursing assistant needs to write using blue ink to distinguish from the RN note.