If the phone book is next to the telephone, it is not necessary to maintain a list of emergency numbers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Computerized charting will be initiated on select units of the hospital. Orientation to this new system will be provided to each nurse by a team of nurses educated in nursing informatics. Of which is this an example?
1. Power-coercive strategies 2. Empirical-rational model 3. Lippitt?s Phases of Change 4. Normative-reeducative strategies
A 13-year-old boy comes to the school nurse complaining of sudden and severe scrotal pain. He denies any trauma to the scrotum. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
a. Refer him for immediate medical evaluation. b. Administer analgesics and recommend scrotal support. c. Apply an ice bag and observe for increasing pain. d. Reassure the adolescent that occasional pain is common with the changes of puberty.
What is the primary role of the clinical staff nurse for initiating, conducting, or participating in
research? A) Participating in the collection of data for a study B) Developing ways to communicate results of the study C) Evaluating the results of the research data D) Identifying areas for study that will improve care
A 27-year-old female patient comes to the clinic with complaints of increasingly frequent migraines The patient has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for previous migraines but states that they are not as effective as they once were. The patient is prescribed ergotamine with a first dose now. What action should the nurse take?
a. Ask the patient if she is pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant. b. Instruct the patient to take the medication with food. c. Instruct the patient to avoid the concurrent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. d. Have the laboratory draw blood for a complete blood count.