Hospitals are responsible for supervising and monitoring the quality of care provided by its nurses. This is known as the doctrine of ____
a. Accountability
b. Corporate negligence
c. Humane service
d. Responsibility
B
Under the doctrine of corporate negligence, health care organizations have a responsibility to monitor or supervise all personnel, including the quality of care given (Aiken, 1994).
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A) Interrupted sleep pattern B) Hot flashes C) Nose bleed D) Increased weight
One way that the health care team can differentiate between a myasthenic crisis and a cholinergic crisis is to:
a. ask the patient about occupation and family history. b. assess serum levels of the cholinesterase inhibitor. c. assess the patient for muscle weakness. d. administer edrophonium, and monitor the response.
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with dementia. What option is an example of the appropriate use of implied consent by the nurse?
a. Preparing to draw blood from a client's arm after asking, "Can I see your arm?" b. Changing the client's dressing when the client asks, "Will you change this bandage now?" c. Using the client's monthly allowance to buy a watch when he continuously asks for the time. d. Arranging for a benign mole to be removed after the client states, "I don't like this here."
A patient with fluctuating levels of consciousness, disturbed orientation, and perceptual alteration begs, "Someone get these bugs off me." What is the nurse's best response?
a. "No bugs are on your legs. You are having hallucinations." b. "I will have someone stay here and brush off the bugs for you." c. "Try to relax. The crawling sensation will go away sooner if you can relax." d. "I don't see any bugs, but I can tell you are frightened. I will stay with you."