In which location are guidelines for ensuring that all nursing interventions on the day of surgery completed and documented?
a. In the nurse's notes
b. In the anesthesia record
c. In the preoperative checklist
d. In the progress notes
ANS: C
When the nurse signs the preoperative checklist, that nurse assumes responsibility for all areas of care included on the list.
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A. "Her latest arterial blood gases show compensated acidosis." B. "I'm glad you are here; let me get you some chairs to sit in." C. "She is so heavily sedated that she will not know if you are here or not." D. "You can talk to and touch your child to let her know you are here."
Performance review is based on:
1. past reviews of the employee. 2. how the manager views the job. 3. a review of job standards. 4. the job description.
A nurse is taking care of an 88-year-old client who is obsessed with proper functioning of the bowels. The client complains of constipation. What is an effect of aging on the digestive system that a nurse needs to know in treating such a client?
A) Food tends to stay a much shorter time in the stomach B) Increased absorption due to reduction in the size of villi C) Inadequate fluid intake D) Peristalsis speeds up
What should be the nurse's primary goal during the preinteraction phase of the nurse–client relationship?
A. To evaluate goal attainment and ensure therapeutic closure B. To establish trust and formulate a contract for intervention C. To explore self-perceptions D. To promote client change