Your patient describes feeling spiders crawling on his skin rather than seeing spiders. This is an example of a ____________________ hallucination
ANS:
tactile
Tactile hallucination involves the sense of touch.
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A nursing manager is concerned about professional sanctions that might result if several near-miss episodes are reported to a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) under the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The chief nurse executive explains to the manager that under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, a. certain critical errors or near misses can be penalized under law. b. PSOs only provide safety initiative information data to the AHRQ. c. state legislatures are able to sanction facilities under the 2005 Act. d. this information is confidential and protected from legal action.
The nurse is delegating tasks for client care. Which nursing care task should NOT be assigned to an unlicensed assistive personnel or certified nursing assistant?
a. Administering medications b. Assisting a postoperative client with a sponge bath c. Emptying urinary catheter drainage bags and documenting output d. Assisting a client who had a stroke with his breakfast
The nurse is working on a care area that utilizes functional nursing. The nursing management system of functional nursing focuses on:
a. continuity of care for the client. b. a team approach to health care. c. dividing tasks at various levels according to the complexity of the task. d. assigning responsibility of the total care to one specific registered nurse for the shift.
How would you differentiate a junctional escape rhythm at 40 beats/min from a ventricular escape rhythm at the same rate?
a. It is impossible to differentiate a junctional escape rhythm from a ventricular escape rhythm. b. The junctional escape rhythm will have a narrow QRS complex; the ventricular escape rhythm will have a wide QRS complex. c. The rate (40 beats/min) would indicate a junctional escape rhythm, not a ventricular escape rhythm. d. The junctional escape rhythm will have a wide QRS complex; the ventricular escape rhythm will have a narrow QRS complex.