A nurse documents a client's radial pulse as 2+, indicated which of the following?
A) It occludes easily.
B) It occludes with moderate pressure.
C) It occludes with very firm pressure.
D) It cannot be occluded.
B
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The nurse teaching a patient with a long leg cast how to use crutches properly while descending a staircase should tell the patient to:
A) Advance both legs first. B) Advance the unaffected leg first. C) Advance the affected leg first. D) Advance both crutches first.
The standard method of appraisal used by the facility rates a nurse's performance as satisfactory, but the nurse manager feels the nurse has room for improvement in many areas. What action should be taken by the manager?
1. Ask another staff nurse's opinion of the situation. 2. Address the situation with the chief nursing officer. 3. Submit the appraisal as computed by the standard form. 4. Focus on developing a plan to improve the areas concerned.
The nurse is preparing the client for diagnostic testing using contrast media. The client is questioned regarding allergies. The nurse would contact the health care provider if the client reported an allergy to which item?
1. Eggs 2. Milk 3. Betadine 4. Scallops
Your patient seems to prefer to have his eldest son make all of his health care decisions. While the family is visiting, the patient explains to you that this is a cultural practice and very important to him. How should you respond?
A) Ask the son to allow the patient to make his own health care decisions B) Explain to the patient that he is responsible for his own decisions C) Work with the team to negotiate informed consent D) Refuse to divulge any information to the eldest son