NSG200 communication
A client needs to be transferred to the oncology unit for further care. Which information is necessary to include in the transfer report?
Current client assessment
Which of the following would be the priority when providing care to a client with posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD?
Establishing a trusting nurse client relationship
A client has been diagnosed as having global aphasia. The nurse recognizes that the client will be unable to perform which action?
Form words that are understandable or comprehend spoken words. R: Global aphasia is a combination of expressive and receptive aphasia.
After educating a group of students on ADHD, the instructor determines that additional education is required when the group identifies which as a typical characteristic?
Language difficulty
The nurse is reporting to an oncoming nurse about the care of a client using the SBAR format. The nurse informs the oncoming nurse that the client should continue to have neurological checks every two hours and the nurse should report any alterations to the healthcare provider. In which section should this information be relayed?
Recommendation
The school nurse is reviewing the chart of a 12-year-old student who has had excessive absences due to respiratory infections. What is the best action by the nurse?
Speak with the parents about the unusual increased number of respiratory infections
A client with a Gastro intestinal disorder is having the number and quality of store monitored by the nursing staff. The nurse notes an abnormal amount of fatty substances in the stool sample. Which term should the nurse use when documenting this assessment finding in the medical record?
Steatorrhea
A community health nurse provides a client with information about a local support group for those with multiple sclerosis. Providing this information is an example of which choice?
A referral
The nurse is conducting a community education program on stress. The nurse includes which information?
Excessive stress response increases susceptibility to illness
The parents of an eight year old girl with a slow to warm temperament are concerned about their daughter's reaction when she visits the dentist for the first time after having a cavity filled at the last visit. How should the nurse respond?
Remind her in simple terms what will happen in the dentist office.
The nurse is caring for an infant who was born prematurely. After completing the assessment and discussing the infants activities at home with her mother, it is clear that the child is not meeting her developmental milestones. When reporting this in the medical record, what term would be appropriate?
Developmental delay
A client who does not speak the dominant language becomes upset when the nurse springs in an interpreter, rather than using a family member as the translator. Which would be the best reason for using an official interpreter in this case?
There may be cultural limitations that change how the information is being interpreted by the family
Which strategy would provide the most effective form of change of shift report?
Utilizing a reporting form and allowing time for any questions.
