What is a PCA pump used for?
What will be an ideal response?
PCA pumps are used to for IV pain control administration by the patient.
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A newly licensed nurse has overheard a nurse telling a patient a joke. The nurse tells the preceptor, "I don't think that nurse is being respectful of the patient's diagnosis by telling jokes." What response by the preceptor is indicated?
1. "When you have more experience you will understand the value of a good joke." 2. "We try not to eavesdrop on other nurses' conversations with patients." 3. "Sometimes that nurse's jokes do get old." 4. "Sometimes laughing and joking can help us connect better with the patient."
A patient with severe heart failure asks why the prescriber has lowered the dosages of most of the patient's daily medications. What is your best response?
a. "With a weaker heart, the drugs stay in your system longer, so you don't need as high a dosage." b. "Your heart drugs enhance the action of your other drugs, reducing the need for higher dosages." c. "Your heart is not strong enough to tolerate these drugs, making the risk for a heart attack higher." d. "The drugs are very expensive, and with these heart problems your health is not expected to improve."
A nurse is assisting in the transfer of a patient, who has casts on both legs, to a stretcher. Which of the following devices would be the best choice for this patient?
A) Powered-stand assist B) Transfer chair C) Repositioning lift D) Gait belt
Nurses should remain informed of new developments in their area of practice and should share those developments with other health care providers. This is stressed in the role of
1. Advocate. 2. Collaborator. 3. Leader. 4. Researcher. 5. Role model.