If something related to personal safety does not feel right, it probably is not.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Leslie Charleston admits that she has been having trouble staying awake on the night shift after she is found sleeping in the day room. She stated that her babysitter moved out of state and she has not found a new babysitter
Her husband leaves for work when she gets home, and she is left with a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old until after supper. She is not getting adequate rest and is exhausted. What is your initial response? a. Call together all of the night shift nursing assistants, explain Leslie's problem, and suggest that they excuse her from the 0100 and 0300 rounds until she can get some rest b. Offer to have your babysitter also watch Leslie's children during the day so she can sleep c. Review options with Leslie and give her a written warning. If she is found sleeping again on night shift, she will be terminated d. Encourage her to switch to working day shifts
Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) focuses primarily on which treatment modality?
a. antibiotic therapy b. ventilatory support c. fever management d. supportive therapy based on symptoms
A pregnant patient plans to deliver by cesarean section
On the day of the procedure, she and her partner arrive and preregister. What is the most important part of her preparation for surgery? A) Having blood drawn B) Taking an antacid C) Having her abdomen shaved D) Learning how to turn, cough, and deep breathe regularly after surgery
Which situations qualify as abandonment on the part of a nurse? (Select all that apply.) The nurse:
a. allows a patient with acute mania to refuse hospitalization without taking further action. b. terminates employment without referring a seriously mentally ill for aftercare. c. calls police to bring a suicidal patient to the hospital after a suicide attempt. d. refers a patient with persistent paranoid schizophrenia to community treatment. e. asks another nurse to provide a patient's care because of concerns about countertransference.