A client is admitted to the healthcare facility with breathing difficulty. The nurse
observes that the client has a productive cough with thick, purulent sputum several times
in the past hour. What prompts the nurse to notify the physician?
A) A trial and error approach
B) Critical thinking
C) Interpreting the results
D) Scientific problem solving
B
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Split-thickness skin grafts (autografts) are used to cover deep partial-thickness burn injuries because
a. deep partial-thickness burns will never heal without surgical intervention. b. surgeons cannot tell deep partial-thickness injuries from full-thickness injuries, and full-thickness injuries require surgical intervention to heal. c. fascial excision is required in deep partial-thickness injuries. d. split-thickness skin grafts provide a better cosmetic and functional result than does the natural healing in these injuries.
Identify the characteristics of a task that is to be delegated that would require that it be assigned to an RN
a. The client is relatively stable. b. The task is routine in nature and follows hospital policies. c. The task requires decision making to complete it. d. The client requires an assessment at the beginning of the shift.
Which situations portray leadership development according to behaviorist theory? Select all that apply
1. The nurse manager of the Emergency Department is certified as a nursing administrator. 2. Those staff reporting to the chief nursing officer think he was born to be in nursing management. 3. The assistant nurse manager in the Intensive Care unit has attended five leadership seminars in the last two years. 4. The charge nurse working today has been a charge nurse for the past 10 years of her 20 years' experience as a registered nurse. 5. The nurse manager of surgical services is honest, fair, and dependable, and so must be successful as a leader.
It is acceptable for the nursing assistant to wash hands with the patient's bar of soap.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)