A nurse administers a medication for pain but forgets to document it in the patient's medical record. Legally, what does this mean?
A) Nothing, the nurse's honesty will not be questioned.
B) The nurse can add the documentation after the patient goes home.
C) The physician will verify that the nurse carried out the order.
D) In the eyes of the law, if it is not documented, it was not done.
D
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1. A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D.
The nurse is instructing a 3-year-old's mother regarding abnormal findings within the urinary system. Which assessment finding would the nurse document as normal finding for this age-group?
A) Dysuria B) Enuresis C) Hematuria D) Anuria
When a chronically ill 80-year-old client is admitted to your acute care facility in an unconscious state, the nurse's priority is to determine:
a. the client's wishes concerning a 'good death' b. where the client's living will can be found c. if the client has expressed a wish to be a "do not resuscitate" (DNR). d. who is the client's durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC).
What specific gravity of the urine is desired so that hemorrhagic cystitis is prevented?
a. 1.035 b. 1.030 c. 1.025 d. 1.005