An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for a client with a continuous subcutaneous infusion is to:
A. Change the site every day
B. Use a gauze dressing over the insertion site
C. Select an insertion site over a bony prominence
D. Insert the packaged needle at a 90-degree angle
D
D. Prepackaged needles are shorter than butterfly needles and are inserted at a 90-degree angle.
A. The site is changed every 72 hours, according to policy, or when complications occur.
B. An occlusive transparent dressing is used over the site.
C. Sites are chosen away from bony prominences.
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According to research done by Kalisch, which group is most likely to embrace change?
A. Staff nurses B. Nurse managers C. Nursing assistants D. All of the above
Andrea, the charge nurse, spoke to the director of nursing about one of the staff nurses having a crisis. The nurse suggested a crisis intervention group to the staff nurse. Crisis intervention groups are successful because:
A. The crisis intervention worker is a psychologist and understands the presenting behavior patterns. B. They supply a workable solution to the patient's problem. C. The patient is encouraged to share with others about personal problems. D. The patient is assisted to develop new insights and return to the precrisis phase.
Which option reflects correct ordering of learning experiences?
1. Present new content and then link it back to the client's previous knowledge. 2. Present variations of the skill and then focus on the basics. 3. Start with a neutral topic, saving client concerns for later in the teaching session. 4. First address any area causing the learner to have anxiety, and then move to other pertinent material.
Which of the following interventions should be strictly followed to ensure accurate cardiac output readings?
a. Use 5 mL of iced injectate only. b. Inject the fluid into the pulmonary artery port only. c. Ensure a difference of at least 5Â ° C between injectate temperature and the patient's body temperature. d. Administer the injectate within 4 seconds.