When a nurse delegates a task to you that is within your scope of practice as a nursing assistant, you
A) can ask a co-worker to complete the task.
B) are not responsible for doing the task.
C) must complete the task given to you.
D) may refuse if your shift is almost over.
C
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What assessment finding by the nurse should suggest that the client's crutches are fitted correctly? A) The client's elbow joint is locked when she stands upright and grasps the handgrips. B) The client's wrist is slightly hyperextended when she stands upright and grasps her crutches. C) The level of the handgrips is at the client's waist when she stands upright with her crutches. D) The axillary bar is 3 to 4 in. below the client's axilla when she stands upright.
To receive financial incentives, hospitals and physician offices must meet designated criteria established by which organization?
1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 2. The Joint Commission 3. American Nurses Association 4. TIGER Initiative
A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled dose of digoxin. The nurse finds a new laboratory report showing a plasma digoxin level of 0.7 ng/mL. What action should the nurse take?
a. Withhold the drug and notify the physician during rounds. b. Withhold the drug and notify the physician immediately. c. Administer Digibind to counteract the toxicity. d. Check the patient's apical pulse. If it is in a safe range, administer the digoxin.
The nurse is reviewing the mechanism of action of cholinergic drugs. The undesired effects of cholinergic drugs come from the stimulation of which receptors?
a. Muscarinic b. Nicotinic c. Cholinergic d. Ganglionic