A 65-year-old female patient recently had a hip replacement and had a straight catheter placed following surgery to empty her bladder. Forty-eight hours after the catheter was placed, the patient developed symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI)
The nurse manager approached the nurse who placed the catheter, blaming her for the cause of the UTI. Which quality approach did the nurse manager utilize?
A) Quality assurance techniques
B) Total quality management techniques
C) Continuous quality improvement techniques
D) Continuous quality management techniques
A
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1. Apply cold wraps to the limbs twice a day. 2. Perform full range of motion every 2 hours. 3. Use significant tactile stimuli each shift. 4. Apply splints to the limbs.
The nurse is teaching a group of cardiac care nurses about the various cardiac rhythms and drug management. Which of the following best reflects accurate understanding of management of pa-roxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)?
a. Amiodarone (Cordarone) b. Adenosine (Adenocard) c. Verapamil (Calan) d. Diltiazem (Cardizem)
The side effects associated with antihistaminics are ________.
A. narcolepsy and bradycardia B. agitation and insomnia C. sedation and xerostomia D. hypertension and urinary incontinence
After one week on an elimination diet to help identify food allergies, the patient's symptoms resolve. What should be planned for this patient?
A. Reintroducing the eliminated foods one at a time to determine the allergy. B. Resuming the regular pre-elimination diet. C. Consuming foods identified as causing allergies for the full week following the elimination diet. D. Taking an antihistamine before eating a food that causes a food allergy.