The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel member. Which task is appropriate for the unlicensed personnel member to complete?
A) Bathing a combative client
B) Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter
C) Taking an order over the telephone from a physician
D) Assessing a client's wound
Ans: A
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of psychiatric disorder but is described by his family as being "a difficult person who finds fault with others.". From the day of admission he has verbally abused the nurses for their inability to provide care that keeps him pain free and comfortable. The most likely explanation lies in a. poor child-rearing that did not teach respect for others. b. automatic thinking leading to cognitive distortion. c. a personality style that externalizes problems. d. delusions that others wish to harm him.
The nurse would contact the health care provider with concerns that this patient is demonstrating which complication of urinary calculi?
1. Hydronephrosis 2. Infection 3. Renal colic 4. Ureteral tumor
A nurse speaks on behalf of others who are unable to speak for themselves. Which of the follow-ing roles is being performed?
a. Advocate b. Caregiver c. Coordinator d. Collaborator
Which of the following is a correct expected outcome of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Patient will have no crackles in lower lobes b. Patient will feel better c. Patient will ambulate the hall 3 times and back by the end of my shift d. Patient will experience a decrease in pain level