A nurse is using a structured care methodology that follows a set of steps based on a clinician's decision process to help standardize nursing care plans. What is the term for this element of a structured care methodology?
A) algorithm C) standard of care
B) national guidelines D) clinical practice guideline
A
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a. conduct a review of the available literature on a condition and send it to the facility for adoption. b. create health care protocols that incorporate recommended clinical guidelines. c. critique evidence-based practice for funding purposes. d. incorporate evidence on health outcomes into recommendations concerning management strategies.
When assessing for dietary supplement use, the best question the nurse can ask is:
1. "In addition to your prescribed medication, are you using any over-the-counter remedies, herbs, vitamins, minerals, or other supplements you purchase?" 2. "Are you or your family members using dietary supplements?" 3. "Do you take any other pills to help treat or prevent certain diseases or illnesses?' 4. "Have you ever tried any all-natural weight loss products?"
One day after giving birth vaginally, a client develops painful vesicular lesions on her perineum and vulva. She is diagnosed with a primary herpes simplex 2 infection. What is the expected care for her neonate?
1. Meticulous hand washing and antibiotic eye ointment administration. 2. Intravenous acyclovir (Zovirax) and contact precautions. 3. Cultures of blood and CSF and serial chest x-rays every 12 hours. 4. Parental rooming-in and four intramuscular injections of penicillin.
An adolescent comes to the crisis clinic and reports sexual abuse by an uncle. The patient told the parents about the uncle's behavior, but the parents did not believe the adolescent. What type of crisis exists?
a. Maturational b. Adventitious c. Situational d. Organic