State four problems associated with impaired nurses who are practicing
What will be an ideal response?
• Patient safety is compromised: Impaired nurses put their patients at risk for injury, medication
errors, and slowed recovery.
• Trust among colleagues is jeopardized.
• The nurse's safety is compromised.
• The nurse's career is jeopardized.
• Liability increases for the impaired nurse and her colleagues.
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A patient tells the nurse that her estranged husband died a little over a year ago and states, "I am not sure why this is so difficult. I really couldn't stand him near the end." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. "Sometimes a rocky relationship with someone at the time of their death can affect your ability to grieve." 2. "You seem angry." 3. "You should contact a therapist." 4. "You are just entering the grief process. Things will get better."
A school age child is placed on a waiting list for a liver transplant. The nurse knows that the most common reason for children to need this type of transplant is because of:
1. cirrhosis due to hepatitis C. 2. biliary atresia. 3. diabetes. 4. Crohn's disease.
Heart rate, breathing, and blood vessel size are controlled by the:
a. Midbrain b. Pons c. Medulla d. Cerebral cortex
Cholecystitis is
A. inflammation of the colon. B. stones in the bladder. C. caused by constipation. D. inflammation of the gallbladder.