A patient is having difficulty achieving adequate anticoagulation with prescribed doses of warfarin. What should the nurse suspect may be indicated for this patient?
A. Analysis of the patient's lifestyle
B. Use of a different anticoagulant
C. Review of the patient's diet
D. Genetic testing to determine if the patient metabolizes warfarin slower
Answer: D
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A female client admitted for cardiac problems also has condyloma acuminatum. Which type of precautions does the nursing staff implement with this client?
a. Standard b. Airborne c. Contact d. Droplet
Which one of the following could form the basis for a potential research study?
The majority of patients are admitted between the hours of midnight and 4:00 a.m. b. The majority of nurses do not want to work the night shift. c. The majority of patient falls occur on the evening shift. d. The nurses who work the evening shift are not attentive to their patients.
To be able to meet the needs of assigned clients and the responsibilities associated with the position, nurses must be aware of time-management techniques. Which of the following repre-sents a time-management skill for the nurse?
a. Meeting all of the client's needs in the early morning hours b. Planning effectively and being aware of competing priorities c. Doing each of the client's assessments and treatments individually at separate times throughout the day d. Leaving each day unplanned to allow for adaptations in treatments
The charge nurse is evaluating the documentation of the new staff nurse. Based on which of the following does the charge nurse note, on review of the charting, that appropriate documentation is evident?
a. The new staff nurse used a pencil to make the entries. b. The new staff nurse used correction fluid to correct written errors. c. The new staff nurse identified an error made by the attending physician. d. The new staff nurse has dated and signed all of the entries he or she made in the record.