The LPN/LVN is giving change-of-shift report to the oncoming nurse. Report on the client who has just been admitted from the Emergency Department for an asthma attack should include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Name, age, and room number.
2. A list of the client's problems.
3. Visitors who have seen the client, including clergy.
4. Head-to-toe review
5. A medication list.
1,2,4
Rationale: Report on newly admitted clients should include diagnosis, age, general condition, plan of therapy, and information about the client's support people.
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A. "Do you think your wife could benefit from some counseling?" B. "Recent research has shown that this is a common behavior." C. "This is a totally normal response and will be over soon." D. "You can always go out fishing or bowling when it is too much."
The nurse is instructing an older female patient on reproductive cancer screenings. Which information would the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Eliminate Pap smears if high risk factors are absent. 2. Obtain mammography every other year after the age of 40. 3. Avoid hormone replacement therapy for vasomotor symptoms. 4. Eliminate self-examination of the breasts if the patient finds this socially unacceptable.
What generational work group values the more flexible part-time and 12-hour shift options?
A) Veteran generation B) Baby boomer C) Generation X D) Generation Y
The nurse clarifies the difference between an HMO (health maintenance organization) and a fee-for-service plan by pointing out that an HMO (select all that apply):
1. requires a set fee from each client. 2. allows clients to select their own health care provider. 3. permits admission to any inpatient facility. 4. offers limited referral options. 5. provides both inpatient and outpatient care.