1.A nurse is reviewing a client's medication administration record and finds that
the client has not received a prescribed dose of warfarin for 2 days.
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following actions should the nurse take first?
Check the client's INR.
2. A nurse manager is presenting an in-service about preventing readmission of
clients dues to complications following joint arthroplasty. Which of the following
leadership tasks is the nurse performing?
Advocay
3. a nurse is teaching an AP about caring for a client who has a DNR order. Which
of the following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if I cannot detect the client's
pulse."
The AP should contact the nurse for further assessment whenever a client's
condition does not meet expected findings. The client who has a DNR order in
place does not require resuscitation.
4. A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following tasks can the nurse
assign to an AP?
Perform chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest.
The nurse should assign an AP to perform chest compressions on a client who is in
cardiac arrest. Performing basic CPR is within an AP's range of function.
5. A Nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about using electronic medical
records. which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicated
an understanding of the teaching?
"My access to client electronic medical records may be tracked by my nurse
manager."
The nurse should keep her password private and not share it with anyone else to
decrease the risk for a breach of client confidentiality.The nurse should expect her
employer to track access of client records to ensure client confidentiality.While a
client has the right to read his medical record, and the nurse can allow him to do so
by following facility protocol, a client's partner does not have that right unless
granted by the client.The nurse should log out of the electronic medical record
when not actively using it. Failure to log out increases the risk for breach of client
confidentiality.
6. a nurse is receiving change-of-shift report. which of the following clients should
the nurse assess first?
A client who had abdominal surgery 6 hours ago and had a heart rate of 120/min
for the last 2 hours.
7. A RN delegates the task of obtaining the bp of a client who is 2hr post-op
following a cholecystectomy to a LPN. The LPN reports a BP that is significantly
higher than the clients previous reading. which of the following actions should the
RN take first?
Recheck client's BP
8. A public health nurse is developing a list of recommendations for her
supervisior on how to use EBP to improve community outcomes. Which of the
following should the nurse recommend as a qualitative research method?
Phenomenology
Meta-analysis is a quantitative research method that provides a statistical analysis
of multiple studies conducted on the same topic.Experimental study is a
quantitative research method that uses control and treatment groups to test at least
one independent variable.Phenomenology is a qualitative research method that
provides additional understanding of participants' experiences with emotional
variances, such as grief and hope.Secondary analysis is a quantitative research
method that uses previously collected data to answer newly formed hypotheses.
9. A nurse at a urgent care clinic notices that a pain assessment is not being
performed for all clients as required by policy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to ensure care is provided according to policy?
Report this issue to the nurse manager.
The nurse should report this issue to the nurse manager because it is the manager's
responsibility to ensure that standards are met and that care is provided according
to policy.
10. A nurse is teaching a client about advance directives. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"These will outline my wishes for medication treatment."
The purpose of advance directives is to outline the client's wishes if they become
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