While doing rounds at the beginning of a shift, the nurse notices a sputum specimen sitting on the bedside table in a patient's room and asks the patient when she produced the sputum specimen
Learning the specimen is about 4 hours old, what action should the nurse take?
A) Immediately take the sputum specimen to the laboratory.
B) Discard the specimen and assist the patient in obtaining another specimen.
C) Refrigerate the sputum specimen.
D) Wait an additional 2 hours before sending the specimen to the laboratory.
B
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Which of the following actions would help decrease the total health care costs in the United States?
a. Consolidate major health care facilities while expanding neighborhood primary care clinics b. Continue the move to computer-based medical records and other efficiencies in informatics c. Decrease current fraud and abuse d. Streamline and make more consistent all documents needed for third-party reimbursement
The nurse is implementing evidence-based practice when caring for a patient with a chronic illness. Which actions indicate that the nurse is implementing this approach appropriately?
Select all that apply. 1. Studies healthcare provider's written orders 2. Analyzes patient's requests for care approaches 3. Asks colleagues to identify best approaches to care 4. Plans intervention based upon researched information 5. Reviews findings from patient assessment and laboratory data
Through what process do the patient and the nurse work together to develop a plan of care?
A) Functional assessment B) Use of subjective and objective data C) Therapeutic communication D) Use of Gordon's framework
Nurses provide care to meet needs in all the human dimensions. What is one intervention nurses can implement to meet spiritual needs?
A) Refer all questions to a spiritual advisor. B) Remind patients that nurses are not ministers. C) Avoid any discussion of religion or spirituality. D) Offer a compassionate presence.