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To which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does cardiac telemetry adhere?
What is INFORMATICS?
What is a basic rule of documentation?
What is chart after I care for the client?
What is I chart throughout my shift?
What is I use only approved abbreviations when charting?
What is I never use opinions when charting?
Which legally enforceable document contains instructions of a client regarding refusal to receive CPR?
What is the patient's advanced directive?
Which breach of the standard of care would the nurse report to the health care provider?
What is administration of an incorrect medication?
What is giving a medication 2 hours late?
Which ethical principle is illustrated when deciding to have hospice care rather than an extensive surgical procedure?
What is autonomy?
If a nurse must complete charting on paper, what should not be done?
What is use correction fluid to cover errors?
What is charting in pencil?
What is indent each new entry 1-inch?
What is something you should never do when charting?
What is chart for someone else?
What is chart all my cares at the end of my shift?
Which nursing action constitutes a breach of the Patient Self-Determination Act
What is failure to adhere to a patient's advance directive?
Which statement regarding the Joint Commission is true?
What is TJC has developed a brochure about the rights & responsibilities of clients?
What is TJC is responsible for accrediting & certifying health facilities?
What is TJC is a not-for-profit, independent organization?
An older male client refuses to take medication, stating that it burns his stomach. Which action should the practical nurse implement?
What is document the dose as not administered and report to the charge nurse/physician?
State one thing a patient should be taught that is going home on nasal cannula oxygen at 2 liters.
What is not have any candles or open flames in the same area as the oxygen source or patient?
What is not use petroleum to dry skin?
What is no smoking?
Which document would be filed in response to finding an incorrect dose of a drug was administered to a client?
What is an incident report?
Which description explains the purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) of 1986?
What is hospitals must treat all emergencies?
Name one of the Hospital National Safety Goals.
What is use two ways to identify clients?
What is ensuring the correct surgery is done on the right patient?
What is use EBP guidelines to prevent catheter infections of the urinary tract?
What is ensure alarms are heard and responded to on time?
In which way are ethical principles differentiated from the laws or legal standards of nursing practice?
What is there is no punishment for violating ethical codes?
A patient complains of seeing yellow circles around lights in her room. What should the nurse suspect?
Extra point for knowing what the nurse should do next?
What is digoxin overdose?
What is notify the physician?
What is an important step the nurse must follow while taking a phone prescription?
What is reading back the prescription verbatim to the primary health care provider, and verifying spellings of the medications?
What is something a nurse can do to protect themselves legally?
What is document consistently and objectively?
What is clearly document a patient's nonadherence to the medical regimen?
What is provide care within the state's nurse practice act?
Which term describes a nurse’s professional obligation to assume responsibility for actions?
What is accountability?
Which action would the nurse perform if a critically ill patient in the terminal stages of life is unable to take oral feedings and refuses parenteral fluids?
What is honor the patient's wish of not receiving parenteral fluids?
Which action of the nurse relates to the Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency of quality improvement?
What is monitor the outcomes of care?
Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency complies with the requirement of integrating the best current research with clinical expertise and client preferences and values to provide quality health care?
What is evidence-based practice?
Which law did the nurse violate when allowing a client to view another client’s medical record?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Which action would the nurse take when being asked for medical information about a patient by the patient’s adult children?
What is ask the patient for permission to share information and with whom?
The nursing assistant’s neighbor is ill, and another neighbor wants to know the patient’s health status. Which action by the nursing assistant would be appropriate?
What is not sharing any information?