Which of the following is an advantage to computer generated discharge instructions for postoperative clients?
1. The physician only provides clients with information necessary for each case.
2. Repetition of the information helps clients to remember pertinent details.
3. Consistent instructions may be generated very quickly for each client.
4. Nurses include what they feel is most important for each client.
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Rationale: Computer-generated instructions are very quickly generated. They are standardized for each type of client so that the nurse does not have to repeat or copy down information, nor do physicians have to decide what the client needs each time a client is discharged. Further, the individualized, printed discharge teaching instruction provides the capability to incorporate evidence-based guidelines.
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a. Urinary frequency. b. Enuresis. c. Stress incontinence. d. Urge incontinence.
The nursing assistant asks the nurse to explain the meaning of advocacy. The nurse explains the fundamental principle of patient advocacy is what?
1. Independence 2. Caring 3. Competence 4. Protection
The right to self-determination is also called the principle of:
a. autonomy. b. beneficence. c. justice. d. standard of best interest.
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a. Number of clients in the assignment b. Scope of practice of each employee c. Acuity level of the client d. Number of scheduled discharges on the unit