What is the most reliable indicator of neurologic status?
a. Blood pressure
b. Pulse rate
c. Temperature
d. Level of consciousness
D
The ability to respond readily and correctly to person, place, and time is good evidence of intact sensorium.
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A nurse manager needs to supplement the staff for the next schedule. Which of the following types of supplemental staffing would be most costly to the organization?
1. PRN nurse 2. Internal float nurse 3. Per diem staff 4. Agency nurse
A nurse manager is educating a group of staff nurses on recognizing the differences between confusion and delirium. Which statements will the nurse manager include? Select all that apply
A) "Delirium is seen only in older adults." B) "Delirium is a reversible condition while dementia is not." C) "Older adult men are at higher risk for developing delirium." D) "Younger adult females are at higher risk for developing delirium." E) "Adolescents are more prone to developing delirium than young children."
Information in the critical pathway
A) provides nursing actions to help the patient achieve the goals. B) is for critical care providers in the event of an emergency. C) does not pertain to nursing assistant care. D) is completed and logged upon hospital discharge.
A new nurse is learning about environmental hazards in the workplace and at home in nursing orientation. Which statement, if made by the new nurse, indicates the need for further teaching?
1. “Air pollution is an environmental hazard caused by the release of toxins into the air.” 2. “Indoor air pollution poses the more serious threat to women’s health, as most Americans spend 90% of their time indoors.” 3. “Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is the first leading cause of lung cancer, which kills more women than any other type of cancer, including breast.” 4. “Asthma, an increasingly common and serious problem in children, is worsened by most forms of indoor air pollution.”