A nurse, while off-duty, tells the physiotherapist that a client who was admitted to the nursing unit contracted AIDS due to exposure to sex workers at the age of 18. The client discovers that the nurse has revealed the information to the physiotherapist. With what legal action could the nurse be charged?
a. Libel
b. Malpractice
c. Negligence
d. Slander
Ans: d. Slander
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The nurse comes upon the scene of a multiple motor vehicle crash and decides to stop and help because there are no emergency personnel present. The first priority for the nurse is to:
1. Ensure that victims are removed from their cars. 2. Quickly check all victims and perform CPR on the most injured. 3. Assess the scene for safety to prevent more harm. 4. Begin treating clients trapped in their cars.
When a nurse is replacing a client's tracheostomy ties, which of these steps is correct?
a. Hold the neck plate firmly with one hand while untying and removing soiled tapes. b. Remove soiled tapes, cleanse the neck plate, and replace with clean tapes. c. Suction the tracheostomy, perform tracheostomy cleaning, cut the soiled tapes, and replace with clean tapes. d. Sedate the client, remove soiled tapes, perform tracheostomy cleaning, and apply clean tapes.
The nurse suctions the client's airway. Which does the nurse monitor during client suctioning as an adverse effect?
1. Fatigue 2. Anxiety 3. Coughing 4. Arrhythmias
The community health nurse is presenting a seminar to new mothers about breastfeeding. When discussing weaning, which new mother's statement suggests a need for further teaching?
1. "Slow weaning should take place over a period of several months." 2. "By weaning my baby slowly, I'm giving him time to change his eating method at his own pace." 3. "If I wean my baby slowly, I am less likely to develop breast engorgement." 4. "Slowly weaning my baby is recommended to allow time for psychological adjustment."