Delegating duties to others is based on five rights. These five rights are right
A) Patient, assignment, job description, environment, and task/skill
B) Time/task, skills, care, evaluation, and situation
C) Laws, skills, patients, assignment/task, and supervision
D) Task, circumstances, person, direction/communication, and supervision/evaluation
D
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A) Calcitonin B) Prednisone C) Aspirin D) Cyclobenzaprine
A young female patient is diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and is in an acute phase. She is placed on Sal-Tropine (atropine sulfate) at the maximum dose. The patient will best benefit from this medication because of which reason?
a. It is most effective and has fewer side effects. b. The actions of this medication give short-term relief. c. This medication is easy to administer. d. This drug does not cause dryness of the mouth.
A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) notes that a patient is more confused and agitated than yesterday. Which nursing actions are evidence of patient advocacy?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The nurse assesses for common causes of confusion and agitation. 2. Tell the family that confusion and agitation frequently occur after ICU admission. 3. The nurse contacts the patient's primary care provider regarding the confusion. 4. The nurse documents findings and actions in the medical record. 5. Ask for assistance from the nurse manager if necessary.
What is the best method of assessing a patient from a culture with which the nurse is unfamiliar
given a limited amount of time? A) Ask the patient what practices and beliefs are important in care. B) Look for cues from the patient's behavior. C) Base judgments on knowledge of a related culture. D) Seek information on the culture from the Internet.