A drug is ordered to be given Stat. The nurse should administer this drug:
a. in the subcutaneous tissue.
b. immediately.
c. at hour of sleep.
d. in a suspension.
ANS: B
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A nurse working in a large municipal hospital is appointed to a task force whose focus is addressing nursing shortages. Which factor should the task force consider?
A) Nurses are only utilized for clinical services. B) Nursing shortages are often cyclical. C) Only licensed nurses are used for all nursing duties. D) Reductions in nursing staff encourage nurses to remain in the profession.
The long-term care agency has recently announced that it will soon lay off six LPN/LVNs and hire eight nursing assistants
Today, the RN charge nurse presents the LPN/LVN charge nurse with a certificate recognizing her ability to manage effectively despite short staffing. The LPN/LVN responds somewhat politely but seems more angry than pleased. In terms of the Howlett hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the best explanation for the employee's reaction? a. The LPN/LVN is probably responding to the poor working conditions. b. When job security is threatened, recognition needs assume lesser importance. c. Achievement and advancement needs are more fundamental than recognition needs. d. The adequacy of benefits is more basic to job satisfaction than affiliation needs.
One of the approaches to psychotherapy that has been described as the most cost-effective for managed care is:
a. insight-oriented psychotherapy b. psychoanalytic psychotherapy c. experience-oriented psychotherapy d. cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
The nurse-anesthetist is monitoring his client during surgery. He notices a ventricular dysrhythmia and unstable blood pressure. He notifies the surgeon. The operative team suspects
A) Myocardial infarction B) Malignant hyperthermia C) Mitral valve prolapse D) Major blood loss