The nurse is administering medications. Examples of high-alert medications include: (select all that apply)
a. Insulins
b. Antibiotics
c. Opiates
d. Anticoagulants
e. Potassium chloride for injection
Answer:
a. Insulins
c. Opiates
d. Anticoagulants
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The nurse is considering an actual nursing diagnosis for a client. An actual nursing diagnosis category can be applied when:
a. risk factors exist that may cause a problem. b. the state of being healthy may be enhanced by nursing actions. c. signs and symptoms are identified that define an existing problem. d. the nurse thinks the client is ill.
The perinatal nurse is giving discharge instructions to a woman, status postsuction curettage secondary to a hydatidiform mole. The woman asks why she must take oral contraceptives for the next 12 months. The best response from the nurse would be:
a. "If you get pregnant within 1 year, the chance of a successful pregnancy is very small. Therefore, if you desire a future pregnancy, it would be better for you to use the most reliable method of contraception available." b. "The major risk to you after a molar pregnancy is a type of cancer that can be diagnosed only by measuring the same hormone that your body produces during pregnancy. If you were to get pregnant, it would make the diagnosis of this cancer more difficult." c. "If you can avoid a pregnancy for the next year, the chance of developing a second molar pregnancy is rare. Therefore, to improve your chance of a successful pregnancy, it is better not to get pregnant at this time." d. "Oral contraceptives are the only form of birth control that will prevent a recurrence of a molar pregnancy."
The pediatric nurse in the hospital finds one of her clients crying because "Daddy just left." Which of the following actions by the nurse would most help the child to feel more secure?
a. holding the child, talking about then Dad will return, and looking at Dad's picture b. looking at the clock, talking about the amount of time before Dad returns, and drawing a clock with that time c. distracting the child by playing a game that requires a lot of concentration d. giving the child a cuddly blanket and a cuddly stuffed animal to hold until Dad returns
Why must the nurse always know the laws concerning nursing in the state where the nurse is employed? Select all that apply
A. Because the nurse is required to practice consistent with such laws. B. Because the nurse may be sued at any time for any reason. C. Because the nurse may be terminated by the agency if the law is not upheld. D. Because the nurse may have to quote the law to clients to explain nursing procedures. E. Because it will protect the agency from lawsuits brought by unhappy clients. F. Because it will protect the rights of both the nurses giving care and their clients.