A manager of a busy surgical care center is working on his annual budget. Nursing has suggested a need for a new blanket warmer to keep blankets warm for clients when they arrive to the operating room
The last budget meeting required a 10% reduction in proposed items. The manager elects to keep the blanket warmer in the budget. What major task of the manager best describes the review and purchase of budgeted items that the surgery center needs?
A) Ability to work with people
B) Assuring smooth workflow processes
C) Efficiently using resources
D) Communicating clearly
C
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While caring for a client in the hospital, the nurse becomes concerned that the client may be having thoughts of suicide. Which of the following statements would be most therapeutic?
A) "Are you feeling particularly sad and depressed these days?" B) "Do you have support at home?" C) "What kinds of things are concerning you right now?" D) "How well do you think that your medications are working?"
To best minimize the client's risk of developing a postsurgical infection at the site of a permanent colostomy, the nurse:
1. Changes the dressing as ordered by the surgeon. 2. Instructs the client in the proper technique for handling hygiene of the colostomy site. 3. Administers intravenous antibiotics as prescribed. 4. Assesses the client's understanding of the importance of infection control measures.