Gwen is a registered nurse who works on a busy orthopedic unit. She is responsible for caring for six patients on her day shift with the help of Mike, a nursing assistive personnel (NAP)
Gwen begins her shift by discussing patients with Mike and delegating appropriate tasks that are in Mike's job description. This is an example of which of the following American Nurses Association Standards of Practice? A. Research
B. Resource utilization
C. Quality of Practice
D. Education
B
The definition of resource utilization by the ANA Standards of Practice is that the registered nurse considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.
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Which nursing responses are indicated? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "You might try the diet for a few weeks and see how your weight and blood glucose respond.". 2. "You should keep your protein intake to about 15% to 20% of your diet.". 3. "You would probably be more successful if you restricted your carbohydrate intake to less than 130 grams a day.". 4. "If you make healthy food choices and increase your exercise, you should experience weight loss.". 5. "You should avoid starchy foods, all sweets, and follow the American Diabetes Association exchange program.".
A student nurse is reviewing the documentation about a client's past history of spine abnormalities. The student nurse has to prepare a presentation on the common spinal abnormalities for a postclinical conference
Which information should the nurse include for kyphosis of the back? 1 . Most common in women 2 . Most common during adolescence 3 . Often caused by osteoporosis 4 . Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine A) 1, 3 B) 1, 4 C) 2, 3 D) 2, 4
A nurse is administering an IM injection of diphtheria-tetanus with pertussis (DTaP) to a 4-month old infant. What would be the appropriate site for this injection?
A) Dorsal gluteal B) Ventrogluteal C) Deltoid D) Vastus lateralis
a small lesion is discovered in a patients lung when an xray is performed for cervical spine pain. What is the definitive method of determining if the lesion is malignant?
a. lung scan b. tissue biopsy c. oncofetal antigens in the blood d. CT or PET scan