A nurse is caring for an elderly patient in the home. He concludes that the patient needs an x-ray to determine if the patient has pneumonia and requires oxygen for shortness of breath
He calls to inform the physician of the patient's status and then makes arrangements to carry out the physician's orders. In this scenario, what role does the nurse play?
A) Case manager
B) Nurse practitioner
C) Clinical nurse specialist
D) Advanced practitioner
Ans: A
You might also like to view...
You are caring for an 87-year-old female who has been admitted to your unit with anemia. What would you suspect?
A) Excessive consumption of coffee or tea B) Elimination of iron by the body C) Decrease in the total body iron stores with age D) Blood loss from the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract
A nurse and patient agree on problems to be addressed during a brief hospital stay. Which inference is correct?
a. The relationship is moving into the working stage. b. The nurse should reinforce messages about termination. c. The nurse needs to direct the patient to begin journaling. d. Management of emotions must be ensured before work can continue.
How does the nurse use critical thinking when accurately assessing vital signs?
A) Evaluating assessment techniques B) Developing nursing diagnoses C) Monitoring evaluations D) Planning assessment techniques
Victims of rape should be given privacy, respect, and assurance of confidentiality. What role can nurses play in the process in working with rape survivors? Nurses:
1. Provide continuous care once the victim enters the health care system 2. Examine evidence for its authenticity 3. Work with the criminal justice system to find rapists 4. Provide long-term therapy for psychological trauma