An African American man returned to the emergency room for the fourth time in less than a week complaining of severe epigastric pain
Talk begins at the nurses' station regarding whether the patient should even receive treatment as it is his fault the pain is back; they claim he has GERD but never filled the prescription given to him. This behavior by the nurses is an example of what?
a. Racism c. Victim blaming
b. Language of violence d. Nonmaleficence
C
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The nurse is walking a patient to the bathroom when the patient begins a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. What should the nurse do first?
a. Perform a brief neurological assessment. b. Maintain the patient's privacy. c. Reduce external stimuli. d. Maintain the patient's airway.
An emergency room manager is looking over the next month?s schedule and decides to supplement the schedule due to vacations. The manager decides to use centralized staffing. Which of the following is an example of centralized staffing?
1. PRN staff from the internal pool of nurses 2. Agency nurses 3. PRN staff from the emergency room nurses 4. PRN staff from the medical-surgical nurses
A client with a burn injury is prescribed mechanical debridement of the wounds. Based on this data, which should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Select all that apply. A) Homograft B) Application of a topical agent to dissolve necrotic tissue C) Irrigation of the burn wounds D) Application of wet-to-dry gauze dressings E) Hydrotherapy
Which source of power is associated with talents and skills?
1. Expert 2. Coercive 3. Legitimate 4. Reward