The nurse is reviewing safety information provided through the staff development department. This information would include information about all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. back injury.
b. latex allergy.
c. toxic reaction to chemotherapeutic agents.
d. infections following dressing changes.
ANS: D
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The nurse is administering medications to patients using a bar-scanning device that scans the patient's identification bracelet and the medication to be administered to avoid a medication error. What types of errors does this bar-scanning device prevent?
a. Errors of commission b. Errors of omission c. Errors in planning d. Errors in execution e. Errors in assessment
The physician's admission report states that the patient has a history of "tarry" stools. The nurse knows that this means the stools are:
1. brown and formed. 2. bright red and liquid. 3. black and sticky. 4. clay-colored and pasty.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a small chronic pressure ulcer on the ankle. Which activity can the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?
a. Measure the wound for length, width, and depth. b. Reposition the patient at least every 2 hours. c. Ask the patient to rate the pain during the dressing change. d. Examine the wound bed for the type and amount of tissue.
A client with borderline personality disorder who has transient psychotic episodes involving auditory hallucinations is being discharged to home
Which of the following instructions by the nurse is appropriate for helping the client deal with these episodes? A) "Call the clinic and ask to speak to someone." B) "Take additional doses of medication until the voices subside." C) Tell yourself, "I'm not really hearing anything." D) "Try to sit quietly until the voices subside."