A client tells the nurse that the surgeon has provided the client with a choice of several hospitals in which to have a surgical procedure performed, but the client does not know which one to choose
Which of the following can the nurse instruct the client to consider when choosing a hospital or surgical center? (Select all that apply.)
1. Does the facility have a national reputation?
2. Is there an ICU in the hospital?
3. Is it close to family?
4. Will insurance pay for the stay?
5. Does the hospital have magnet status?
6. Does it have good food?
1, 2, 4, 5
The client should consider the facility's reputation, the presence of an intensive care unit, if the facility accepts the client's health insurance coverage, and if the facility has magnet status. Proximity to family and the food served are not good reasons to choose a place to have surgery.
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The health care provider prescribes Cardizem SR (diltiazem) for a client with a nasogastric tube. When administering this medication by this route, which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Pouring the liquid inside the capsule into a syringe to administer it via nasogastric tube 2. Crushing the capsule with a mortar and pestle to administer it via nasogastric tube 3. Holding the medication because it cannot be given via nasogastric tube 4. Calling the health care provider and requesting a different medication order
In utilizing the collected information about the patient's conditions before giving medications, the LPN/LVN is engaged in which step of medication planning?
1. The color of the medication in pill form. 2. Only the nurse can administer this medication. 3. Other drugs that do not affect medication's route. 4. The reason and goal of the medications given.
The nurse identifies which Apgar score as indicative of the neonate's need of immediate life-sustaining measures?
a. 3 c. 9 b. 6 d. 12
When using an overbed scale,
A) balance the scale when it is empty. B) balance the scale with the sheet and sling attached. C) begin with the patient in the side-lying position. D) raise the sling off the bed using a smooth, quick motion.