Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing chap 1,2, 5 and 6
Chapter 2 Settings and Models for Nursing care
1. Which of the following describes the
... [Show More] role of the nurse as defined by Florence Nightingale?
B) Putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him or her
2. Which setting has been the traditional site for the nursing work force?
B) Inpatient units
3. Which type of care is used for clients with terminal illness who have a life expectancy of less than 6 months?
A) Hospice care
4. Freestanding apartments are an example of which type of alternative healthcare setting?
C) Congregate housing
13. An LPN says to an RN, “I don't understand why I get paid less, yet we do the same thing here at work.” What role does the RN have in the healthcare setting that the LPN does not?
B) The RN's role is more complex and involves management and coordination of all the care provided to a group of clients.
14. The charge nurse is making assignments for a group of clients on a medical unit. When reviewing the acuity of the clients, the charge nurse assigns the RN to the clients with higher acuity levels. Why would the charge nurse assign the RN to the patient's with a higher acuity?
D) A higher acuity client requires a greater need for highly skilled care.
15. A client who is receiving respiratory support with a tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation after a stroke is being discharged from the acute care facility. Family members state that they will not be able to care for the client at home to provide the care that is required. What type of care may this client be a candidate for after discharge?
A) Long-term acute care
16. A client is going to be in a subacute care unit for approximately 30 days. The client will require frequent assessments and periodic review of the client's progress. What role will the registered nurse have in the care of this client?
D) The RN will coordinate the client's care.
17. An older adult client is being transferred to another facility in order to continue physical therapy after having a total right hip replacement. What type of facility will provide skilled nursing and rehabilitative care for this patient who will go home after the rehabilitation?
C) Skilled nursing care
18. An LPN just received her license to practice and applied for a position at a skilled nursing care facility. While being interviewed, the LPN asks what her role will be at the facility. What is the best answer by the interviewer?
B) “You will be participating in the care of the clients.”
19. A client who has mental disabilities has recently lost his remaining parent and is unable to care for himself at home. What facility would best meet the needs of this client?
C) Intermediate care facility
20. A client experienced a stroke approximately 2 weeks previously and has residual left side hemiparesis. What facility would best meet the needs of this client in order to help regain independence with activities of daily living?
A) Rehabilitation care
21. A client has end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is terminally ill. The family wants the client to spend her last days in a facility that will be able to keep the patient comfortable and control her severe dyspnea. What facility will meet the needs of the client and family?
B) Hospice care
22. Home health nurses will be caring for a debilitated client in the home. The client will be discharged from an acute care facility to the care of family members. The client will require twice daily wound care for a large sacral decubitus ulcer. What will be the goal of the home health nurses in the care of this client?
D) To encourage family members to develop self-care skills and perform dressing changes
23. A client is living in congregate housing and informs the LPN at the clinic that they do not like living there. When the nurse asks why they are unhappy with current living arrangements, the client states, “It is a nice place but I am unable to do anything because I hardly have money for my medicines or food.” What is an issue related to congregate housing?
B) Residents may not have any other resources to purchase extra services or goods.
24. A client who is mentally disabled is working at an adult activity center. The client is unable to live independently, and the family member they are living with can no longer assist with supervised care. What option for living arrangements would be ideal for this person?
B) Boarding home
25. A client is unable to care for her needs and requires assistance with activities of daily living. The son calls the clinic and informs the LPN that he wants his mother to be able to remain in her home
but must work and is unable to care for her 24 hours per day. What options can the LPN suggest for the care of his mother?
A) Employ private duty nurses to care for the parent.
26. The LPN has been assigned to a medical floor and to do all of the dressing changes and other treatments. The RN will make the rounds with the physicians, transcribe orders, and administer all of the IV medications. Another LPN will administer medications. What type of nursing is this group providing?
C) Functional nursing
27. The LPN is part of a group of nurses that has an RN team leader as well as another LPN and two nursing assistants who will be providing care to a group of clients. What type of nursing method is this considered?
D) Team nursing
28. The RN is assuming all of the care for a small group of clients, and an LPN is assigned to another group of clients with a lower acuity. What type of nursing is this considered?
A) Total care
29. An RN has been assigned to care for three clients on the medical unit and will assume 24-hour accountability for those clients' care. When the nurse goes off duty, the plan of care will be continued by a secondary nurse. What type of nursing model is this considered?
D) Primary nursing
30. The nurse manager of a telemetry unit is considering changing from a team model of nursing to a primary nursing model. When considering this decision, what advantage does the manager understand the primary nursing model brings to nursing care?
B) Caregivers see to all their clients' needs, thus providing holistic and comprehensive care.
31. A hospital unit has been using a functional nursing model for delivery of care for several years. The manager has been discussing with the staff the idea of a change to total care because functional nursing has some disadvantages to the clients. What disadvantage is the manager referring to?
C) It fragments care and is confusing for the clients.
32. A client is admitted to an acute care facility after having a stroke. The client will require a variety of healthcare services throughout the hospital stay as well as coordination of care prior to discharge. What referral would be a priority for overseeing the client's care?
A) Case management
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
1. Managed care organizations are insurers that carefully plan and closely supervise the distribution of healthcare services. What is one of the goals of managed care?
A) Preventing illness through screening and promotion of health activities
2. In an effort to cut costs, hospitals have instituted many changes. Which of these cost-cutting factors is most likely to jeopardize the quality of care?
A) Using unlicensed assistive personnel
3. Since losing his right leg years ago, Mr. Smith and his wife have formed a community walking group to raise money for the homeless in his area. Which of the following has contributed to him being viewed as “healthy”?
B) The client is experiencing high quality of life within the limits of the physical condition.
4. A 17-year-old client is having protected sex one to two times a week in a monogamous relationship. What is the client participating in?
B) Health maintenance
5. A client complaining of bloody urine has scheduled an appointment with a family practitioner. What type of care is the client receiving?
D) Primary
6. The hospital is having a problem with healthcare-associated infections. A committee has been established to study the problem and make recommendations. The nurse working on the committee knows that this work addresses what?
C) National Patient Safety Goals
7. After hip surgery, a client is admitted to the rehabilitation hospital. What type of care is the client receiving?
B) Tertiary
8. An older man has been sick for 3 weeks but will not seek medical help even though he is able to get to the doctor's office. The client does not know what his insurance will cover. The client has many medical bills from treatments not covered and does not want to be faced with more. Why is this client waiting to obtain medical treatment?
A) Cost
9. The Healthy People 2020 initiative targets the improvement of health for all. In addition to eliminating health disparities, what are the broad goals of this plan?
D) Increasing the quality and length of a healthy life
10. What method for financing healthcare is based on the ability to keep clients healthy and out of the hospital through periodic screening, health education, and preventive services?
C) Health maintenance organization
11. The LPN is leading a cardiac rehabilitation support group. How can the nurse best demonstrate meeting the clients need holistically?
A) Lead an exercise, show a video about healthy lifestyle changes, and invite a spiritual leader to talk with the group.
12. A client is brought into the emergency department by the rescue squad after involvement in a motorcycle accident with a severe spinal cord injury. What type of illness does the LPN view this event?
D) Catastrophic
13. A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease visits a local long-term care facility once a week to lead a bingo game for the residents. How does the LPN determine that this client is achieving a high level of wellness?
C) The client is achieving a high quality of life within the limits of her illness.
14. The LPN is providing a program at the local YMCA about stress-reduction techniques combined with a 1-mile walk around the indoor track once a week. What does this type of program address
for the community?
A) Health promotion
15. The LPN is collecting data at the clinic from a new client who is being seen for an employee physical. The client informs the nurse that both parents have a history of high blood pressure and his father had a stroke at age 52 years. The nurse discusses diet and exercise programs that may benefit the client. What is the nurse displaying with this information?
D) Illness prevention
16. The LPN informs the secretary that a client is expected to come in for lab work. The secretary inquires about why the nurse refers to the individual as a client. What is the best response by the nurse?
C) “Using the term client implies that they are an active partner in nursing care.”
17. The LPN is making a referral to physical therapy for a client who has had a hip replacement and is going to be discharged in 2 days. The nurse understands that having physical therapy included
in the care of the client includes them in what discipline?
A) Part of the healthcare team
18. The client is referred from the physician to a cardiologist for a cardiac catheterization to determine if the client has coronary artery disease. What type of care does the nurse understand
that this is?
B) Secondary care
19. A client with terminal cancer is being referred to hospice services to assist with care of the client and the family in the home environment. What type of care does the nurse determine this is?
C) Tertiary care
20. A client comes to the clinic with the complaint that he has been ill for several weeks but do not have insurance and have delayed care. What does the LPN understand about the overall
healthcare reform goals that will address issues such as this client?
D) The goal of healthcare reform is to provide affordable healthcare to more citizens.
21. A 72-year-old client who is hospitalized will be going on anticoagulant therapy and will require home healthcare nurses to visit once weekly to draw blood for coagulation studies. What
coverage does the client have that will cover this service?
B) Medicare Part A
22. A 65-year-old client is prescribed multiple medications for diabetes, hypertension, and angina and is going to the pharmacy to have the prescriptions filled. What coverage will the client use to assist with financial coverage of the medication?
D) Medicare Part D
23. A client informs the nurse that she is a single parent with four children and cannot afford to pay for medical insurance for her and her family. What coverage does the nurse understand this client and her family may be eligible for?
D) Medicaid
24. A client is a member of a group insurance plan in which he pays a preset, fixed fee for healthcare services. What type of insurance plan does the nurse understand the client to have?
B) A health maintenance organization (HMO)
25. An HMO client obtained a second opinion regarding a diagnosis of colon cancer. There was no authorization obtained for this second opinion from the client or primary care provider. What is the consequence of this action?
A) The client will be responsible for the entire bill for the second opinion.
26. What does the nurse understand is the focus of healthcare when a client receives services from a health maintenance organization (HMO)?
B) Health promotion and maintenance
27. The LPN has been asked to assist in gathering data regarding the incidence of falls in the hospital
as part of a project that is geared toward identifying avoidable contributing factors and their effects. What type of quality indicators (QI) is this considered?
C) Patient safety QI
28. A client undergoing a surgical procedure at the hospital died related to complications during the procedure. The LPN is required to collect data about the event so that a cause can be determined. What type of quality indicators would be used in this incident?
B) Inpatient QIs
29. The LPN is working with a team of nurses in order to develop protocols for managing care of clients who are having peritoneal dialysis on their unit. What type of care mapping would the nurse use for the development of these standards?
D) Clinical pathways
30. The LPN is assisting with the development of a program to administer flu shots to a group of senior citizens. What type of prevention does this program reflect?
A) Primary prevention
31. The LPN working in the clinic has had several incidence of positive chlamydia cultures return in women with pelvic pain. The nurse understands that early diagnosis and treatment are essential measures in which to reduce contagion and limit the complications related to this infection. What type of prevention will the nurse use when these infections are treated?
B) Secondary prevention
32. The LPN is working for a physician who participates in an HMO and will be assisting with the billing. What type of information regarding capitation does the nurse need to understand?
A) Fees are not based on the number of services provided but rather are projected to the number of participants and expected services.
33. An LPN has applied for a position in the hospital emergency department and is told that the facility only hires RNs and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) in the emergency department. What concern does the LPN have with the practice of hiring UAPs in place of LPNs?
B) UAPs are performing some of the duties that practical nurses typically provide and may jeopardize the quality of care.
34. What statement by the LPN shows an understanding of the ultimate goal of Healthy People 2020?
B) “The ultimate goal is that they provide an overall action plan to improve health and quality of life.”
35. The LPN is aware of the various changes in the healthcare field. What important factor remains the same in this time of change?
A) Nurses must provide safe, high-quality, cost-effective care to individuals, families, and communities.
Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Issues
1. Which of the following is an example of statutory law?
C) Nurse practice act
2. Which of the following is a component of the nurse practice acts of various states?
B) Determining the grounds for disciplinary action
3. Which of the following is a measure taken to protect healthcare workers from being charged with battery?
C) Clients sign a written consent before undergoing any kind of procedure.
4. Which of the following statements is applicable when a competent client wants to leave a hospital or long-term care facility before being discharged by the physician?
D) The client signs a form releasing the healthcare facility from its responsibility.
5. Which of the following statements regarding the statute of limitations is correct?
C) The designated time is typically calculated from the time the incident occurred.
6. Which of the following is stated in a living will?
A) Legal consent regarding healthcare
7. Which of the following is a true statement with regard to laws?
B) They are written rules for conduct and actions.
8. Which type of law concerns offenses that violate the public's welfare?
D) Criminal law
9. Allowing unauthorized people to observe a client during treatment is an example of which of the following?
B) Invasion of privacy
10. Which of the following is a true statement about a living will?
A) It states the client's wishes regarding healthcare if terminally ill.
11. The nurse understands that laws and ethics are made in order to maintain order and harmony within society. What is the difference between laws and ethics?
A) Laws are written rules for conduct and actions, and ethics are moral principles and values that guide our behavior.
12. The nursing student asks the instructor why it is important for them to know about the law and ethics when they will be taking care of client's physical and psychosocial needs and not be practicing law. What is the best response by the instructor?
D) “You will need to have a basic understanding of laws and ethics because it may affect your practice.”
13. The LPN has been fired from her job at the nursing home and reported to the state board of nursing for giving medication to a client without a physician's order. The LPN states that she was not aware that this was a violation of scope of practice. What is the LPN's responsibility regarding knowing how to practice within their scope?
B) The nurse should access her state nurse practice act to determine the set standard for nurses in her state.
14. The LPN is working in a perioperative setting, and formalin is being used in an unvented room that could result in a health hazard to the other staff as well as client's. The nurse is aware that
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency that will fine the hospital for this type of infraction. What type of law does the LPN understand empowers OSHA to regulate for the health, welfare, and safety of federal and state citizens?
D) Administrative law
15. The nurse overhears a certified nursing assistant (CNA) tell an older adult client loudly, “If you don't get in that bed, I will throw you in there and tie you down so that you don't get up again!” What type of intentional tort does the nurse understand that the CNA has committed?
A) Assault
16. The nurse is caring for an alert and oriented client in the hospital. The client is unhappy with the care he is receiving and state he is leaving and don't care if he sees the physician ever again. The nurse brings the client a sedative and tells the client that it is for his blood pressure to prevent the client from leaving the facility. What type of intentional tort is this nurse guilty of?
C) False imprisonment
17. The LPN was assisting a client with a bath, and some of the bathwater spilled on the floor. The nurse assisted the client back to the bed and left the room, forgetting to clean the spill. The client got out of the bed to use the bedside commode and slipped on the water and fractured her hip. What type of unintentional tort may the client sue the nurse for?
B) Negligence
18. The LPN has the responsibility to take the vital signs for a client who had a surgical procedure earlier that day. The blood pressure results were 78/42 mm Hg from a previous 132/74 mm Hg. The LPN documented the results without reporting them to the RN in charge. The client developed shock and died 3 hours later. What type of unintentional tort may the nurse be sued for?
D) Malpractice
19. An LPN is at a community softball game observing the game when the person sitting next to her, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. The nurse begins cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR), and in the process, one of the ribs cracked. The client is taken by rescue squad to the hospital and survives a heart attack. What may protect the nurse from this outcome?
C) Good Samaritan law
20. The LPN administered a medication to a client complaining of pain. When checking the armband and the medication administration record, there were no allergies listed. The client then informs
the nurse that he told the admitting nurse that he was allergic to that medication. What documentation on the incident form would be the best option?
A) “Medication is administered to client by mouth; states he has an allergy to the medication and causes hives.”
21. The nurse is preparing a client for a colonoscopy at the hospital. Who does the nurse understand is responsible for obtaining the informed consent from this client?
B) The physician
22. A client has designated her daughter as a person to make healthcare decisions for the client if he is not able to do so. What type of advance directive is this considered?
D) Durable power of attorney (DPOA) for healthcare
23. A client who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer states that he wants no further treatment and also informs the physician that he does not want any resuscitative action taken if he experiences a cardiac or respiratory arrest. What type of order does the nurse anticipate the physician will write?
A) A do-not-resuscitate order
24. The nurse has a client who is confused and disrupting the unit by screaming obscenities and making a lot of noise. The client has been medicated as ordered but is not responding to the sedation. The other clients on the unit are agitated and complaining. The nurse makes the decision to move the client to a location further down the hall where fewer clients are. What theory of ethics is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Utilitarianism
25. The nurse considers that she has strong professional values and uses ethical values to make decisions about care. What four characteristics are shared between these concepts? Select all that apply.
A) They are consistent.
B) Take priority over other values
C) Concern the treatment of others
D) Are well thought out
26. The nurse is caring for a client who has been intubated and on a mechanical ventilator and has been restrained with soft wrist restraints. The client no longer requires the restraints, so the nurse removes them. What type of ethical decision making does the nurse display?
C) Beneficence
27. The nurse is to administer a potassium supplement to the client. The nurse does not check the potassium level prior to administering the medication and later finds that the potassium level was
at a critical high. What principle has this nurse violated?
B) Nonmaleficence
28. The nurse is administering a medication to a client for the treatment of his constipation. The client states that he prefers not to take the medication today. The nurse respects the client's right and informs him if he needs it later, just let the nurse know. What professional value is the nurse displaying?
C) Autonomy
29. A client who has end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) asks the nurse, “Am I going to be getting better? Is there a cure?” What is the best response by the nurse that
demonstrates the professional value, veracity?
D) “Although there is no cure for this disease, we will keep you as comfortable as possible.”
30. The nurse is assigned to care for a client who is admitted to the medical unit with an infection after having an abortion. The nurse is uncomfortable caring for this client because the religious beliefs of the nurse are very firm on the issue of abortion. What first step can the nurse make in order to solve the ethical dilemma?
D) Obtain as much information as possible to understand the situation.
31. The nurse is caring for a client in the intensive care unit that is on life support measures. The family members are opposed in their decision to take the client off of life support. What option does the nurse discuss with the nurse manager?
B) Contact the ethics committee for their input.
32. The nurse is concerned that she will be sued for a possible act of malpractice. What essential elements of malpractice must be present for this to occur? Select all that apply.
A) Harm to an individual
B) Duty of a professional toward an individual
C) Breach of duty by the professional
E) Cause of harm is the breach of duty
33. A client jumped out of a window on the second floor of the hospital and sustained a spinal cord injury that resulted in the inability to have upper and lower extremity sensation. What type of documentation by the nurse would be appropriate in this situation?
C) “Client observed standing on the window ledge; asked client to come down and proceeded to enter the room, and client jumped through the glass.”
34. The nurse is assigned to a group of clients on the medical floor. A visitor tells the nurse that their neighbor is a client at the hospital and doesn't know what is wrong. The nurse goes to the chart
and proceeds to inform the visitor about the client's diagnosis. What type of violation has the nurse committed? Choose the best answer.
A) HIPAA violation
35. The nurse finds that she must choose between two undesirable alternatives involving a client that
she is caring for. The client wants to be told about his prognosis, and the family member does not want the client to know. What type of situation does the nurse understand she is in?
A) Ethical dilemma
Chapter 6 Leadership Roles and Management Functions
1. Which of the following roles of a nurse is an example of legitimate power?
A) Director of nursing
2. Which of the following is the perceived advantage of autocratic leadership styles?
B) Decisions are made without any input from staff.
C) Communication is limited to memos.
3. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) has delegated a task to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Who is accountable for evaluating the results of the tasks?
D) LPN
4. According to Ellis and Hartley (2011), which type of leadership involves the least amount of structure and control?
B) Laissez-faire
5. A nurse manager who denies vacation time to an employee who failed to meet expectations is exhibiting what type of power?
B) Coercive
6. A nurse manager typically exhibits which type of power when using education and work experience?
D) Expert
7. Which of the following is an advantage of democratic leadership?
B) Leaders see themselves as coworkers.
8. Which of the following would not be considered one of the five rights of delegation?
A) Educational level
9. Which of the following would be considered an indirect activity that may be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel?
A) Delivering meal trays
10. The leader is making all the decisions for the group. Which type of leadership is being exhibited?
A) Autocratic
11. The nurse at a long-term care facility is receiving an admission to a skilled medical unit with a full census. Which nursing situation is the best example of a nurse demonstrating appropriate management skills in the care of the client?
C) The nurse is delegating patient orientation to the room while obtaining contact information from the family.
12. Which of the following statements best demonstrates a combination of leadership and management skills when teaching a client with uncontrolled diabetes?
A) “While you have agreed to check your blood sugar every morning, it is also important to recognize the overall effect on your body system.”
13. The nurse is caring for pediatric clients on an oncology unit. The unit is experiencing a renovation, and the nurse manager is requesting suggestions for placement of the nurse's station with the goal of close pediatric client access. Which type of leadership style is the nurse manager employing?
B) Democratic leadership style
14. During which client–nurse interaction would the nurse most appropriately use the autocratic leadership style?
A) The nurse is assisting the client to the bathroom when wound dehiscence occurs.
15. A mother of a 10-year-old newly diagnosed diabetic client expresses concern that her child will not follow through with the diabetic regimen. The nurse suggests developing a calendar of daily requirements with a weekly prize for completing. The mother is exerting which type of power to obtain the desired result?
D) Reward power
16. The manager of the surgical unit is presenting the benefits of a new computer documentation system on reducing the nurse's time documenting, thus increasing the time to care for clients at the bedside. Increasing nurse excitement in the changes within the system is a form of which type of power?
B) Motivational power
17. The LPN is caring for a full nursing assignment and delegates specific duties to the certified nursing assistant (CNA). Which nursing action is best to assess the competency of the CNA to complete the assignment?
D) Observe the CNA during completion of the assignments
18. The LPN is assigning clients on a rehabilitation unit. Which of the following nursing actions should the LPN complete prior to assigning any delegated task?
C) Assess the clients
19. The registered nurse (RN) delegates management of the client vital signs to the LPN while the client is receiving blood products. Which of the following RN actions is essential in completing the “right circumstance” right of delegation?
A) The RN initiates the transfusion and remains with the client during initial vital signs.
20. Staff is assembling for shift assignments. Which of the following nursing actions identifies the manager's responsibility on the clinical unit?
B) The manager assures that adequate care is given by the staff and assesses the flow of activities on the clinical unit.
D) The manager attends facility meetings and plans the goals of the healthcare facility.
21. The LPN on the clinical unit is discussing client medication administration. The medication nurse states, “I crushed the medication because the nurse on the prior shift told me to do it.” This statement indicates a lack of which?
C) Accountability
22. The nurse is planning care for the day for a client with multiple diagnoses. Which of the following criteria should the nurse consider first when setting priorities for the care of the client?
A) Consider the priority of maintaining vital signs.
23. Which nursing management duties would the LPN identify as the primary goal of directing nursing care in the role of the team leader on a nursing unit?
A) To maintain the efficient flow of client care on the nursing unit
24. A nurse is caring for clients on a surgical unit. Which nursing actions positively impact the goal of healthcare cost containment? Select all that apply.
A) Completing a nursing assessment and setting up a breakfast tray in an isolation client's room
B) Teaching and encouraging the use of an incentive spirometer
C) Delegating the ambulation of a client three times daily in the hall
E) Checking the completion of foley catheter care with the nursing assistant
F) Initiating a turning protocol for a bedbound client
25. A nurse is caring for a client with stage IV colon cancer and multiple-stage two wounds on the coccyx area. The client confides feeling very weak and wanting to discontinue further aggressive treatment. Which nursing action best demonstrates the nurse in the role of the patient advocate?
D) The nurse offers to be present to support the client at a family meeting.
26. The nurse manager is discussing financial penalties for readmissions to the hospital. Which nursing action, when caring for a client, is most helpful in decreasing hospital readmission?
C) Sanitize hands upon entering a client room
27. The LPN is supervising the nursing unit staff when a nonlethal breach in client standards of care occurs. Which situation demonstrates the limitations of supervising client care in the role of the LPN?
C) The LPN supervisor oversees the staff but has no disciplinary responsibility.
28. The LPN supervisor is assigning LPNs to clients on a skilled nursing unit at a long term care facility. In which situation would the LPN reduce the assignment due to client acuity?
A) A client who desaturates with minimal exertion
29. A nurse in the physician's office must multitask assignments according to client needs. Arrange the clients in order of which should be assessed/assisted from first to last?
A) A client in an examining room on an ill office call who reports flulike symptoms
B) A client in the office reception area who appears unannounced due to chest heaviness
C) A client calling on the phone who is inquiring about doubling the morning dose of medication because of forgetting the last day's dose
D) A client who needs to be called by the nurse to advice of a medication dosage change
E) A client who stopped into the office to pick up sample medications
30. A new client charting system is in the education phase at a healthcare facility. Much discussion has been prompted regarding the new system. With which statement does the nurse best exhibit the integrated leader/manager traits?
B) “I am not used to the new technology, but if it better serves the client and enables easy sharing of client authorized records, I see a benefit.” [Show Less]