You are the nurse manager who is preparing the annual reviews for the staff members

Question

You are aware that the nurse in the competent stage of clinical performance development would be expected to do what when assigned a patient on beta-blockers scheduled for a stress test?
a. Must be told to hold the beta-blocker for a patient scheduled for a stress test
b. Holds all medications when the patient is NPO
c. Calls the physician for an order to hold the beta-blocker prior to a stress test if there is no order
d. Repeats behavior learned from a previous experience

Answer 1

ANS: C
The competent nurse understands the rationale for holding the medication and calls the physician when an order is needed. The other options are appropriate for a nurse at a different level of nursing.