Nurse Leader
Postponing admissions, sending staff home, reevaluating patient acuity
These all address:
Variances
Nurse threatens to restrain a patient, then restrains them.
Which legal torts?
Battery, Assault, False Imprisonment
Studying increases in chronic diseases in community
Which factors should nurse consider?
Genetics
Lifestyle
Environment
Weight bearing exercises
increase calcium and vitamin d
hormone replacement therapy
Which client should nurse assess first?
Thought process:
Acute problems before chronic
You suspect a staff nurse of stealing narcotics.
Which action should the nurse manager take first?
Conduct an investigation.
Nurse finds a med-error. MD cannot be found.
What should the nurse do?
Follow chain of command.
Notify charge, then nursing supervisor
Giving healthcare workers access to health supplies first in an emergency
Which ethical principles?
Utilitarianism
Justice
Asian American client has fever.
Which self-treatment may patient use?
Consume foods considered yang
Which client would you see first?
elevated WBC or just received IV opioids?
elevated WBC
Difficult belligerent patient on unit.
Who should be assigned?
Experienced nurses, try to keep consistent caregivers.
Client is sedated, but needs urgent surgery.
What will be done? What will protect the nurse?
They will do the surgery
Implied consent will protect staff.
Preplanning for a disaster.
Nurse responsiblity?
Identify available community resources
Which are airborne diseases?
Rubella, chickenpox, TB
Med-surge nurse is floated to OB.
Which patients should the nurse be assigned?
Stable patients.
eg: post-birth, someone stable on a fetal monitor
Do not give someone who needs teaching or is unstable
Client's family requests to see client's chart.
What is nurse's best response?
Check chart/Ask patient to see if family can see chart.