he charge nurse is concerned that a nurse may be developing "burnout" from work in the intensive care unit. Which behaviors would the charge nurse watch for in this nurse?
1. The nurse is drinking more coffee than earlier in the year.
2. The nurse has gained a noticeable amount of weight in the last 6 months.
3. The nurse volunteers to precept a newly hired nurse.
4. The nurse says, "I'm not going to take care of stupid drug addicts anymore."
5. The nurse has made two minor medication errors in the last week.
1, 2, 4, 5
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a. Palpate from the midline to the side of the body. b. Palpate from the symphysis to the umbilicus. c. Palpate from the side of the uterus to the midline. d. Massage the abdomen in a circular motion.
A cognitively impaired patient who has been a widow for 30 years is frantically trying to leave the unit, saying, "I have to go home to start dinner before my husband comes home from work."
To intervene with validation therapy, the nurse should say: a. "Please, you must come away from the door.". b. "Mrs. Smith, you have been a widow for many years.". c. "You want to go home to get your husband's dinner.". d. "I think your husband said he is going to eat out tonight.".
The nurse is caring for an older adult client who had leg amputation surgery the previous day. During the admission assessment, the client tells the nurse, "I don't want to live with only one leg, so I should have died during the surgery"
Which is the nurse's best response? a. "Your vital signs are good, and you are doing just fine right now." b. "Your children are waiting outside and do not want to lose their parent." c. "Remember that you are still the same person inside, with a missing body part." d. "You will be able to do some of the same things as before you became disabled."
The client suspected to have myasthenia gravis is about to undergo the Tensilon (edropho-nium chloride) test. What drug should the nurse have available for complications of this test?
A. Epinephrine B. Atropine sulfate C. Diphenhydramine D. Neostigmine bromide