Will using a medicine cup to measure a liquid medication always give you an accurate amount of medication?
What will be an ideal response?
No, medicine cups only provide approximate measures.
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Which of the following patient-related events may be considered as examples of common negligence allegations in a nursing malpractice suit (select all that apply)?
a. Staffing levels in the medical unit b. Patient fall with injury c. Heparin error d. Failure to utilize rapid response team with change in vital signs e. Failure to ensure telemetry monitor is on the correct patient
According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, most women need cervical cancer screening every year
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The nurse needs a reminder of professional responsibility when performing which of these actions?
a. Making an informed clinical decision b. Making an ethical clinical decision c. Making a clinical decision in the patient's best interest d. Making a clinical decision based on previous shift assessments
A nurse delegates the task of neonatal vital-sign assessment to a nurse technician. The nurse should instruct the technician to
1. report any neonate using abdominalmuscles to breathe. 2. report any neonate with apnea for 10 seconds. 3. count respirations for 15 secondsand multiply by 4 to get the rate for 1 minute. 4. report any neonate with a breathingpause that lasts 20 seconds or longer.