A client has been prescribed scopolamine (Transderm-Scop) for the prevention of motion sickness. The nurse should teach the client to immediately report which adverse effects?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Slow heart rate
B. Cardiac palpitations
C. Decreased urinary output
D. Development of tremors
E. Diarrhea
Answer: D
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A non–English-speaking client has been admitted to the health care facility with complaints of chest pain. Since the assigned nurse does not know the client's language, what would be the most appropriate solution in this case?
A) The nurse should request the help of a professional interpreter. B) The nurse should get a language dictionary and translate. C) The nurse should ask the supervisor to assign some other client. D) The nurse should communicate with the client nonverbally.
The nurse manager of a subacute geriatric unit of a hospital recognizes the need to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients on the unit
Which of the following protocols and procedures are associated with a decreased risk of pressure ulcers? (Select all that apply.) A) All patients are turned every 2 hours both during the day and during the night. B) Care providers are encouraged to lift rather than slide patients during transfers. C) Staff is discouraged from turning patients who are using a pressure-reducing mattress. D) Records of food and fluid intake are kept for each patient. E) Oils are added to patient baths and lotions applied thereafter.
Patient perceptions are useful in:
a. Determining disciplinary actions in QI. b. Establishing the competitive advantage of QI decisions. c. Providing one source of data for QI initiatives. d. Establishing blame for poor-quality care.
A communicable disease cannot be spread to others.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)