Clinical Practice Fundamentals Mastery Level 2 Basics of Nursing Practice

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which should the licensed practical nurse (LPN) consider when assisting the registered nurse (RN) in assessing health disparities within the community? Select all that apply.

Age Gender Ethnicity Disability

The nurse manager enlists 10 direct care nurses for a project addressing the needs of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The project successfully completes within the timeline. What would be the most essential factor for the success of the nursing manager?

Allowing the direct care nurses to share ideas

A discussion between a group of team members results in a serious conflict in an organization. The nurse, as a leader, accepts the challenge of the situation and uses an adaptive style. Which theory of leadership is the nurse applying in practice?

Situational-contingency theory

While caring for the foot of a client with diabetes, the client tells the nurse of severe pain and pus discharge from the foot. Which format of SOAPE includes this description?

Subjective information

What items should the nurse instruct community members to include in a personal preparedness bag? Select all that apply.

Toiletries Cell phone and charger Three-day supply of clothing Three-day supply of nonperishable food items

A client scheduled to receive radiation therapy for cancer says to the nurse, "My family said I will get a radiation burn." What is the nurse's best response?

A localized skin reaction usually occurs

Which task is most appropriate for a nurse to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel?

Assessing the blood pressure of a client before physical therapy Taking vital signs is an appropriate task to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel; it is within their job description because it is a task that has manageable parameters. Emptying a portable wound drainage device involves surgical asepsis; it is not an appropriate task to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel. Client education is not an appropriate task to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel; it requires the education achieved by a professional nurse. Monitoring infusion rates involves an invasive line; this is not an appropriate task to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel.

Which statement regarding health disparities is true?

Health disparities encompass differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality rate, and burden of diseases.

A hospital wants to implement the primary nursing model on the premises. Which challenges are likely to be faced by the management? Select all that apply.

Lack of client rapport Lack of nurse availability Lack of experienced nurses

When reviewing a drug to be administered, the nurse identifies that the package insert indicates that the Z-track injection technique should be used. Under what circumstance does the nurse expect that this technique will be necessary?

Medication is irritating to subcutaneous tissue and skin

A nurse delegator assigns work to a delegatee who has the ability and willingness to do the work but the relationship between the delegator and delegatee is relatively new. How is the delegator's behavior described according to Hersey's Model?

Participating According to Hersey's Model, if the delegatee has the ability and willingness, but the relationship between the delegator and delegatee is relatively new, they need to establish mutual expectations and conditions of performance. Hersey's model describes this behavior of the leader as participating. If a situation involves a new task and the relationship is ongoing, Hersey's model describes this behavior of the leader as selling. If the delegatee has limited knowledge and ability to perform a task, the delegator needs to provide more guidance. Hersey's model describes this behavior of the leader as telling. If the delegatee has the ability and willingness, the expertise to accomplish the work, and an established relationship, Hersey's model describes this behavior of the leader as delegating.

What would the nurse describe as the uses of automated tracking systems with infrared and radiofrequency technology (RFT) in emergency departments? Select all that apply.

To track client's triage priority upon arrival To track interaction of clients with caregivers To portray the overall census and acuity of clients


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