A group of nurses is putting together a proposal for the use of active RFID for medication administration. Which of the following would the nurses most likely cite as the key benefit?
A) Decrease in medication errors
B) Improved patient safety
C) Decrease in disturbing patients
D) Better use of nurse time
C
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A nurse educator on an oncology unit is teaching staff nurses about advance directives. Which elements will the nurse include in the teaching session? Select all that apply
A) The surrogate decision maker has the authority to consent to any medical treatment or diagnostic procedure. B) The surrogate decision make has the authority to consent to only life saving medical treatments. C) The surrogate decision maker has the authority to authorize admission only to medical facilities and not long-term care facilities. D) The surrogate decision maker has the authority to have access to all medical records. E) The surrogate decision maker has the authority to refuse any medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.
The nurse is presenting a workshop on wellness and health promotion and the initiatives of Healthy People 2020 as a resource for this topic
After the session, which of the following statements by a participant indicates an understanding concerning the initiatives proposed? 1. "It will allow health care providers to lobby legislators for more funding." 2. "The primary goal of Healthy People 2020 is to assist health care providers in determining risk factors for premature birth." 3. "Healthy People 2020 seeks to promotes health, prevent illness, disability, and premature death." 4. "The initiatives will outline standards of care for providers in managing diseases."
Each month data on admission assessments that are based on the following standard are entered: "All patients will be assessed by an RN within 2 hours of admission."
The target goal for this standard is 97% compliance. Data are displayed on a graph that shows number and time of admission assessments and compliance variation limits. This pictorial representation is a: a. Pareto chart. b. control chart. c. deployment chart. d. top-down flowchart.
Jessica is suffering from hypertension and, therefore, is given clonidine parenterally to treat her condition. If her treatment is discontinued abruptly, she may face withdrawal reactions. Which of the following statements holds true in this case?
A. She may experience rebound sympathetic activity and hypertensive crisis. B. She will develop rheumatoid arthritis or a systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome due to the long-term use of clonidine. C. To avoid withdrawal symptoms of clonidine, she should switch to oral administration of the drug and a weekly transdermal patch. D. To avoid withdrawal symptoms of clonidine, her dose should be reduced gradually over a 2-day period.