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Newly licensed nurse documents medication administration prior to administering it.

A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse administer medications to a client. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse should prompt the charge nurse to intervene?

Asses client

A client receives a wrong medication. The nurse who makes the medication error should take which of the following action first?

The client takes alprazolam

A home health nurse is assessing an older adult client who reports falling a couple of times over the past week. Which of the following findings should the nurse suspect is contributing to the client falling?

Attend nursing educational meetings

A licensed practical/vocational nurse asks the RN preceptor what could be done to become more professional. What is the preceptor's best response? Attend nursing educational meetings.

Determine if the client can bear weight

A nurse is preparing to transfer a client from a bed to a chair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

"I will place a grab bar in my shower to use when I bathe."

A nurse is teaching a client who has a history of falls about home safety. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions?

Mentoring

A nurse requires a creative partnership that benefits the development of the professional nurse. Which type of collaboration describes this relationship?

Sentinel event

A patient has died as a result of an unexpected outcome after a surgical procedure. Which level of error is the nurse responsible for reporting?

*Nurse-Social Worker Collaboration *Nurse-Physician Collaboration *Nurse-Nurse Collaboration

In which nurse interaction can the SBAR communication tool be used to give a report on a patient?

"I feel as though i met the standard of care. Would you tell me more about your concerns?"

Nurse A tells Nurse B that they did not provide adequate care to a client. Which of the following responses by Nurse B demonstrates assertiveness?

Nightingale based her nursing practice on her findings.

One of the first nurse researchers to document EBP for nursing was Florence Nightingale. What did Nightingale incorporate into her practice that made her practice different from her colleagues?

What is the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics?

The code of Ethics for Nurses was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.

Treatment error

The nurse accidentally administered double the dosage of pain medication to a patient. Which type of error did the nurse commit?

Linguistic

The nurse and the patient are conversing face to face. What communication technique is being demonstrated?

The patient has a history of diabetes mellitus

The nurse is using the SBAR tool when calling the physician. What should be included in the B step of the tool?

Shared Governance

The nurse uses a nursing practice model to care for a patients. Which model fosters a decentralized style of management?

Reflecting

The nurse was continuously assessing the patient's response to pain medication. According to Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement, which aspect of clinical judgement is the nurse using to practice?

basic

The patient tells that the prescribed pain medication, hydrocodone 5 mg, is not strong enough. The nurse tells the patient that hydrocodone is the only medication ordered and the patient cannot receive anything else at this time. The nurse used with level of critical thinking?

Professional

The qualities of leadership, clinical expertise and judgement, and lifelong learning would best describe which type of nurse?

State Board of Nursing

The scope of a professional nursing practice is determined by the rules promoted and supported by which organization?

Refer to the Health Care Law chapter of Giddens and explain the process of obtaining a valid consent for treatment for a patient who will undergo a procedure.

To give informed consent the client must give it voluntarily, no coercion involved. Be competent and of legal age or be emancipated minor. When the client is unable to give consent, another authorized person must give consent (durable power of attorney).

Manikin Practice Sessions

What is the most appropriate resource to include when providing patient education using psychomotor learning domain?

Communication

When providing patient care, the nurse understands the importance of knowing the aspects of a culture of safety in a healthcare organization. Which of the following is a component of a culture of safety.