During an in-service on budgeting, the staff developer asks the participants, "Who is responsible for ensuring that expenses are kept within the budget?" The participants would be correct if they gave which of the following responses?
a. Chief financial officer c. Staff nurse using supplies
b. Unit manager of department d. Entire health care team
D
The entire health care team is responsible for ensuring that expenses are kept within the budgeted
amount. Nurses can have a major impact by following standards and reducing waste related to
supplies.
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a. developing the skills needed for active listening takes time and effort. b. it is difficult to stay quiet and let the patients do all the talking. c. it requires actively examining the content of what the patient says. d. more time is required to engage in active listening with patients.
A nurse is caring for a patient following knee surgery that was performed under a spinal anesthetic. What intervention should the nurse implement to prevent a spinal headache?
A) Have the patient sit in a chair and perform deep breathing exercises. B) Ambulate the patient as early as possible. C) Limit the patient's fluid intake for the first 24 hours postoperatively. D) Keep the patient positioned supine.
Your patient has a dysrhythmia and has been on a diuretic for 2 months. Which of the following should be suspected?
A. Potassium imbalance B. Sodium deficit C. Calcium imbalance D. Insufficient diuretic
A patient who has been taking methimazole (Tapazole) for 3 weeks has all of the following laboratory blood test results. Which result does the nurse report immediately to the prescriber?
a. White blood cell count 3500 cells/mm3 b. Lactate dehydrogenase 990 IU/L c. Sodium 132 mEq/L d. Hematocrit 32%