In an acute care unit, the nurse manager utilizes the functional nursing method as the care delivery model. The nurse manager's main responsibility is the needs of the:
a. Department.
b. Unit.
c. Staff.
d. Patient.
D
In a functional nursing model, where other team members are focused on performing specific tasks, the nurse manager assumes primary responsibility for patient outcomes.
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A patient is postoperative day 6 following tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy. The patient has phoned the surgical unit and states that she is experiencing occasional sharp, shooting pains in her affected ear
How should the nurse best interpret this patient's complaint? A) These pains are an expected finding during the first few weeks of recovery. B) The patient's complaints are suggestive of a postoperative infection. C) The patient may have experienced a spontaneous rupture of the tympanic membrane. D) The patient's surgery may have been unsuccessful.
An adolescent patient states, "I am interested in a contraception implant." Which will the nurse include in the teaching session based on this statement?
1) Ortho-Novum 777 2) Depo-Provera 3) Norplant 4) Diaphragm
Answer the following questions by supplying either the medical abbreviation or the interpretation of the medical abbreviation
NG
A patient has been prescribed nifedipine (Adalat CC) as treatment for hypertension. The nurse would evaluate medication instruction as effective if the patient makes which statements?
1. "If I drink alcohol while taking this medication, I will get very sick to my stomach." 2. "I should stop taking my melatonin sleep medication." 3. "I should no longer drink grapefruit juice." 4. "I should no longer drink sports drinks with caffeine in them." 5. "I should stop taking my vitamin C supplement."