The nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn who has been exposed to HIV how to care for the newborn at home
Which instructions should the nurse emphasize? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Use proper hand-washing technique.
2. Provide three feedings per day.
3. Place soiled diapers in a sealed plastic bag.
4. Cleanse the diaper changing area with a 1:10 bleach solution after each diaper change.
5. Take the temperature rectally.
1, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. The nurse should instruct the parents on proper hand-washing technique.
3. The nurse should instruct parents to that soiled diapers are to be placed in plastic bags, sealed, and disposed of daily.
4. The nurse should instruct parents that the diaper-changing areas should be cleaned with a 1:10 dilution of household bleach after each diaper change.
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The hospital administration is considering adopting primary nursing as its model of nursing care delivery. Disadvantages of this method are that Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client may have multiple primary nurses if transfers within the facility are necessary. 2. Physician satisfaction is decreased. 3. Staff nurses cannot be held legally liable for care provided outside their work hours. 4. It requires a knowledge-based nursing practice model. 5. All persons caring for the client must have excellent communication skills.
During a discussion of concern about approaches used with aggressive patients in the Emergency Department, several staff members express concern for their safety. As a leader, the nurse man-ager should:
a. Look directly at speakers and acknowl-edge their comments. b. Promise to implement each suggestion that is made. c. Implement the idea that receives the most discussion. d. Listen but implement the plan that she had in mind before the discussion began.
A licensed practical nurse on the unit where you are a charge nurse comes to you and says that a nursing assistant on the team is taking long supper breaks, leaving much of the work for another nursing assistant to complete and wants you to talk with
the nursing assistant. You say to the licensed practical nurse that you believe it is the nurse's responsibility to talk with the nursing assistant about this problem." What is this an example of? A) Avoiding conflict B) Smoothing conflict C) Encouraging a competitive approach to conflict D) Facilitating conflict resolution
The client comes to the emergency room with a fever, diarrhea, and general malaise. Which information obtained during assessment provides clues to the nature of this illness?
A. The client is 52 years of age. B. The client is allergic to aspirin. C. The client just returned from a 14-day trip to Asia. D. The client received a blood transfusion 12 years ago.