The nurse would assume the care provider role of educator during which action?
a. Leading a hand washing initiative to reduce infection rates
b. Answering a new mother's questions about breastfeeding
c. Working with colleagues to transfer a patient into a rehab center
d. Requesting more pain medications for a patient who is recovering from a total hip replacement
ANS: B
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The nurse assesses a client's body mass index to be 28. This client would be considered as being:
a. extremely underweight. c. normal weight. b. slightly underweight. d. overweight.
The nurse manages an acute care unit that is beginning to provide care for more and more older adults after surgery. The nurse manager would encourage nurses to add which interventions to the plan of care for these patients?
1. Use of restraints to prevent falls and disruption of invasive lines 2. Early return to ambulation and self-care activities 3. Get patients out of bed to a chair for most of the day 4. Keep patients on bedrest until strength returns
A laboring woman received meperidine (Demerol) IV 90 minutes before she gave birth. Which of the following medications should be available to decrease the postnatal effects of meperidine on the neonate?
1. Fentanyl (Sublimaze) 2. Promethazine (Phenergan) 3. Naloxone (Narcan) 4. Nalbuphine (Nubain)
The recommended diet for patients with hepatitis is a well-balanced diet with
a. low protein content. b. supplemental electrolytes. c. no alcoholic beverages. d. limited amounts of alcohol.