You verbally and in writing requested that the maintenance department repair a broken electrical receptacle 3 times in the last 2 weeks
It has not been repaired and there has been no explanation from the maintenance manager and she does not return your calls. This receptacle was frequently used and not being able to use it causes extra work for your staff. Your best course of action at this point would be to
A) schedule an appointment with the maintenance director to discuss the situation.
B) submit another request and explain how important it is to have this repair completed.
C) report the maintenance department's unresponsiveness to your nursing supervisor.
D) tell the staff that you are working on getting the receptacle repaired as soon as possible.
C
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1. Piscacek's sign 2. Goodell's sign 3. Chadwick's sign 4. Hegar's sign
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a. The group consists of three families: the man and his son, the woman and her daughter, and the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated. b. There are two families involved: first, the unmarried man and woman and their two children, and second, the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated. c. There is no family here, only three adults sharing resources between themselves and two biologically related children. d. The family includes whoever the adults state are family members.
The nurse posts a sign limiting visitors on the door of a hospitalized client receiving high-dose intravenous corticosteroids. When the family inquires why visitors are limited, the nurse's best response would be:
1. "Visitors are not required to wash their hands when they enter the room." 2. "The germs of the client put all visitors at risk for infection." 3. "The client is very sick, and needs rest." 4. "The germs of visitors put the client at risk for infection."