Describe why it is important to inventory the patient's belongings during admission, transfer, and discharge.
What will be an ideal response?
It is important to know what the patient brought to the health care facility so that when the patient is transferred or discharged, you will know if she has all her belongings.
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The nurse is teaching family members of a child getting ready for discharge how to administer medication via a G-tube for the child. Using the psychomotor domain of teaching, how does the nurse know the teaching was effective?
1. The family is able to give a return demonstration. 2. The family is able to repeat the instructions. 3. The family is able to tell the nurse how they feel about the instruction. 4. The family is able to understand what has been said by the nurse.
The staff development nurse is teaching a class on diabetes to newly hired nurses at General Hospital. The nurse explains that during glycogenolysis which of the following occurs?
A) Insulin increases, glucagon decreases. B) Insulin decreases, glucagon and norepinephrine/epinephrine increase. C) Insulin and growth hormone increase, cortisol decreases. D) Insulin decreases; glucagon, cortisol, growth hormone and epinephrine increase.
What activities are required after a home visit?
A. All the insurance and other third-party payer forms submitted appropriately B. Calling the family and determining their satisfaction with the visit C. Documentation completed and questions beyond the nurse's expertise discussed with a consultant D. Ordering all the necessary supplies and equipment for the return visit
Cholinergic drugs that exert their effect at the receptor belong to which class of medications?
A. Reversible indirect-acting cholinergic drugs B. Ganglionic stimulants C. Direct-acting cholinergic drugs D. Irreversible indirect-acting cholinergic drugs