You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused. What should you do?
a. Tell the nurse.
b. Call the police.
c. Talk to the family.
d. Mind your own business.
A
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While performing data collection for a client who has recently had her pregnancy confirmed, the client reports taking daily herbal supplements. What action by the nurse is of the highest priority?
1. Instruct the client to increase the supplements to promote nutritional well-being. 2. Advise the client to reduce the amount of supplements taken to allow for the prescribed prenatal vitamins being taken. 3. Encourage the client to speak with the healthcare provider about the herbal supplements. 4. Record the client's reports on the permanent medical record.
Your patient states that he is sitting upright because he has difficulty breathing when lying down. You determine that the patient has
a. dyspnea. c. bradypnea. b. agonal respirations. d. orthopnea.
Which of the following answers depicts the use of the ANA recognized nursing classifications to codify data?
1. The ANA recognized nursing classifications codify data used during the nursing process such as assessments, nurse sensitive problems, interventions, and outcomes. 2. The ANA recognized nursing classifications codify data is used to support input devices. 3. The ANA recognized nursing classifications align nursing outcomes. 4. The ANA recognized nursing classifications codify data for retrieval of billing invoices.
A patient is scheduled for a procedure to test mental function at 6 a.m. At 3 a.m. the patient requests something for sleep. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "I'll call your prescriber and request an order for something to help you sleep." b. "Your prescriber has ordered temazepam (Restoril). I will give you a dose now." c. "I'm sorry, but there is not enough time for sleep now before your procedure." d. "I'm sorry, but you already received a dose of temazepam last evening at 9."