A home care nurse is required to administer one 5-grain adult aspirin a day to the client
The medication is available in the form of 325-mg scored tablets. The nurse is unsure of
the proper conversion.
What is the safest procedure to follow in this situation?
A) Consult another healthcare provider
B) Consult a lab instructor
C) Consult a registered nurse
D) Consult a pharmacist
D
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What should the unit supervisor do to assist the RN who has just been promoted to charge nurse on the unit to adjust to her new role?
A) Take the RN out to lunch to congratulate the nurse on the promotion. B) Encourage the RN to meet with peers in the organization. C) Explain to the RN to be tough on underlings to gain their respect. D) Fill the RN in on the past performance of new employees.
A client is taking an IV diuretic for fluid volume excess. Which of the following assessments should the nurse report to the physician?
a. Decrease in edema b. Decrease in potassium level c. Increase in urine output d. Weight loss
A patient has a split S2 heart sound. Where would the nurse auscultate to best hear this sound?
1. 2nd intercostal space left of the sternum 2. 5th intercostal space midclavicular line 3. 3rd intercostal space right of the sternum 4. 4th intercostal space left midaxillary line
The nurse manager asks Martha, a staff nurse, if she will work an additional 4 hours at the end of her shift. Martha's patient is unstable, and there is insufficient staff on the next shift to care for her adequately
If she works overtime, Martha will break a promise she made to take her children to the circus. This situation is an example of: a. moral distress. c. moral reckoning. b. a moral dilemma. d. a practical dilemma.