A nurse on a telemetry unit is admitting a client and has an unlicensed assistive person (UAP) helping with the admission process. Which task can the nurse delegate to the UAP?
a. Determining what heart rhythm the client is in based on telemetry reading
b. Gathering information about the client's medical history and any allergies
c. Listing the client's home medications on a medication reconciliation form
d. Obtaining an admission weight for the client utilizing the client's bed scale
Answer: d. Obtaining an admission weight for the client utilizing the client's bed scale
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1. "Your body is accepting the transplanted cells, so you should be feeling a lot better." 2. "Your body is making normal hematopoietic cells." 3. "You feel so bad because the transplanted cells are attacking your tissues, but that is normal and will pass." 4. "You may not feel well today, and we need to protect you from exposure to any infections."
Which statement by a child best indicates the child may be experiencing symptoms of depression?
a. "I don't like to play outside. Besides, I've got so much homework and my parents expect me to be a good student.". b. "I have some friends at school but there's no one my age who lives in my neighborhood. I watch television and play with my video games.". c. "I've got some friends, but they are older than me. Sometimes we play together but not all the time since they want to do things I'm not old enough to do.". d. "I don't know; I don't think about school much. It's just a place I have to go every day. I guess it's alright. Some of the kids are nice, and I like the food.".
The nursing student reads the textbook in preparation for a class meeting about primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention related to families in crisis. The student determines which one of the following statements as most accurate regarding the levels of prevention?
A) Often people in crisis are temporarily helpless and unable to cope on their own but are receptive to outside influence. B) Secondary prevention interventions include taking action to prevent the unwanted event from occurring. C) Tertiary prevention focuses on moving past the crisis and returning to the precrisis state. D) Primary prevention is the least effective level of intervention in terms of promoting client's health and containing costs.
There are several environmental conditions to consider when assessing the environment of a community. What is a risk assessment?
A) Assessment of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on people, animals, and the environment. B) Process to help determine whether an individual has been exposed to environmental contaminants. C) Assessment of factors that determine a person's level of exposure to a contaminant. D) Process to determine the likelihood or probability that adverse effects will occur in a group of people because of an exposure to an environmental contaminant.