The nurse is completing a suicide risk assessment with a patient. For which factor should the nurse assess based on an understanding of the psychiatric causal factor in suicide?
1. Anticipatory grief
2. Fearful anxiety
3. Acute illness
4. Increased productivity
2. Fearful anxiety
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A nurse assesses a client and identifies that the client has pallor conjunctivae. Which focused assessment should the nurse complete next?
a. Partial thromboplastin time b. Hemoglobin and hematocrit c. Liver enzymes d. Basic metabolic panel
When planning team assignments for the shift, the charge nurse takes which of these as the first step?
1. Determine how much work can be done by the charge nurse. 2. Prioritize activities and available resources. 3. Assign all the tasks in a fair, random manner. 4. Ask the staff what assignments they prefer.
A patient has presented to the emergency department with an injury to the wrist. The patient is diagnosed with a third-degree strain. Why would the physician order an x-ray of the wrist?
A) Nerve damage is associated with third-degree strains. B) Compartment syndrome is associated with third-degree strains. C) Avulsion fractures are associated with third-degree strains. D) Greenstick fractures are associated with third-degree strains.
Based on data from the patient satisfaction survey, the nurse manager decides that a change should be made in communication with family members. What would be important for a nurse manager to consider when instituting a change to improve customer service?
a. Assess the perceptions of the nursing staff regarding the particular service problem. b. Include community representatives on a planning committee to address the change. c. Involve physicians, other healthcare professionals, and ancillary staff. d. Review all patient complaints with the nursing staff.