The nurse, who has worked for 8 years on an adult medical?surgical unit, is transferring to become an emergency room nurse
Which of the following types of training will this nurse most likely need to become proficient in providing emergency nursing care? 1. Emergency pediatric and obstetrical nursing care
2. Neurological emergencies with the elderly
3. Basic cardiac life support
4. Managing the care of four or five patients simultaneously
Emergency pediatric and obstetrical nursing care
Rationale: The nurse has provided care to adult medical?surgical patients for 8 years. This nurse will not need training on neurological emergencies with the elderly. This nurse will most likely already have basic cardiac life-support training. Because the nurse has worked on a medical?surgical unit, the care of four or five patients simultaneously might have been the norm. This nurse will need training on patient populations of which she has had minimal exposure, such as pediatrics and obstetrics.
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