Name the five RN responsibilities listed by the NLN under "provider of care."
What will be an ideal response?
1. Initiation, updating, and completion of nursing assessment and nursing care plans
2. Provision of safe nursing care
3. Initiation and completion of discharge planning
4. Use of communication techniques, including client teaching plans
5. Documentation
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A client with terminal cancer has signed an advance directive indicating that no parenteral nutrition or hydration will be implemented
For several days the client has refused food and fluids, pushing the caregiver's hands away when attempts are made to feed the client or offer any kind of fluid. The family is considering placing a gastrostomy tube because they feel the client is "starving to death." Which actions by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply. A) Take the case to the hospital's ethics committee. B) Honor the client's refusal of parenteral nutrition and hydration. C) Talk to the healthcare provider so the family's wishes can be acted upon. D) Help the family come to terms with the situation. E) Honor the family's wishes and have them sign a consent form.
Ten hours after admission to the ICU following an auto accident, a patient begins to exhibit mild tachycardia, irritability, and tremors. Three hours later the patient has a grand mal seizure. Which condition does the nurse suspect?
1. Wernicke encephalopathy 2. Korsakoff syndrome 3. Undetected internal bleeding 4. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Which would help a client establish a trusting relationship with the nurse and to develop a rapport so that feelings and thoughts could be shared?
a. Ask the most sensitive questions first to get right to client's concerns. b. Ask open-ended questions allowing time for the client to answer. c. Ask closed questions to facilitate the completion of nursing assessment. d. Meet with a client for a very short time.
An 11-year-old child is absent from school to care for siblings while the parents work. The family cannot afford a babysitter. When asked about the parents, the child reluctantly says, "My parents don't like me
They call me stupid and say I never do anything right." Which type of abuse is likely? a. Sexual b. Physical c. Emotional d. Economic