The student nurse has assisted with providing discharge instructions for a client diagnosed with pneumonia. Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that further instruction is needed?
A) "I will get the pneumococcal vaccine every fall."
B) "I will get the pneumococcal vaccine as soon as I recover from this pneumonia."
C) "I will get the influenza vaccine every year."
D) "I can't get the influenza vaccine due to my allergy to eggs."
A
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A) Red blood cell count (RBC) B) Activated thromboplastin time (APT) C) Prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR) D) Platelet count
The nurse is preparing a client for coronary artery bypass surgery. What vessel does the nurse know is most commonly used for grafting?
A) Saphenous vein B) Basilic vein C) Radial artery D) Gastroepiploic artery
A patient who has experienced a rapid progression of osteoarthritis has lost a significant amount of function in his hands
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Which statement is correct regarding the role of the nurse manager with respect to scheduling and staffing a nursing unit?
a. The nurse manager does not play any role in the staffing of a unit where self-scheduling is implemented. b. The nurse manager must follow the organization's direction for staffing, not that of the collective agreement. c. The nurse manager sets the parameters for all scheduling. d. The nurse manager follows broad parameters that are set at an executive level.