The nurse must tell a 94-year-old resident of a nursing home that his wife has fallen and has been hospitalized with a broken hip. What is the most effective method for the nurse to deliver the news?
a. Hurry through the conversation to spare the resident.
b. Conserve time by delaying plans for follow-up.
c. Use social conversation before the delivery of the information.
d. Gather all pertinent information that is accurate.
ANS: D
The nurse should gather all the pertinent information to address the resident's questions. The message should be direct and simple, and time should be allowed for the resident to react. Follow-up plans should be considered.
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The nurse admits a client with a medical diagnosis of peripheral artery disease complaining of severe pain in the right leg. Which is the nurse's priority assessment?
1. Assessing the client's femoral pulses bilaterally 2. Obtaining a thorough nursing history 3. Assessing the client's radial and brachial pulses bilaterally 4. Assessing the femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and pedal pulses bilaterally
The nurse takes a position working in a clinic and receives a sign-on bonus
After having worked for one month the nurse charges that she never signed a contract with the clinic and therefore can leave for a different, higher-paying job without returning the bonus. What is true about this situation? 1. The contract was accepted when the nurse showed up for work. 2. Since there was no signed paper, the contract does not exist. 3. Acceptance of the terms of a contract must be in writing. 4. Cashing the bonus check indicates acceptance of the contract.
You have just taken a job in a pediatric clinic. You will be teaching caregivers about immunization schedules and either giving or scheduling immunizations. Your best initial preparation for this job would be to:
a. review your pediatric text that you used in nursing school in order to memorize immunization schedules b. obtain a current printed copy of the recommended childhood immunization schedule as approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics and others c. study the policy and procedure manuals of the pediatric clinic there you work to ascertain the immunization schedules of the clinic d. contact the local school district to ascertain which immunizations are required