The nurse describes the services provided by unlicensed assistive personnel as including:
1. Developing and coordinating care.
2. Treatment of uncomplicated illness.
3. Aspects of client care that do not require nursing judgment.
4. Monitoring effects of medication on clients.
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Rationale 1: Developing and coordinating care and assessing client health status are functions of the nurse.
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The educator on your unit is working with a patient who has been diagnosed with oxalate renal calculi. When planning this patient's teaching what nutritional guidelines would the educator include?
A) Restrict protein intake to 60 g/d. B) Restrict sodium intake to 5 to 6 g/d. C) Follow a low-calcium diet. D) Encourage intake of oxalates (peanuts, wheat bran, strawberries, rhubarb, tea, and spinach).
Accrediting agencies require that staff demonstrate competency in their jobs. Annual competency of mandatory skills is evaluated
Which of the following skills should be demonstrated annually in the health care field as required by accrediting agencies? a. Management of violent patients b. Fire safety c. Transport of patients d. Transcription of orders
Vaccines may generally be administered in the presence of:
a. current antimicrobial therapy. b. immunosuppression with neutropenia. c. acute severe illness and fever. d. previous allergic reactions to vaccines.
What instructions should the nurse relate to Mr. H?
A. Do no try to void around the catheter B. Drink more fluid to relieve pressure C. Start pelvic floor muscle exercises D. Ask for your pain medication sooner