What's Causing the Shortage?
What event occurred that cause a loss of interest for nurses to continue working?
The Covid-19 Pandemic
Is the nursing shortage a newer or older problem?
Older
What term decribes the emotional and physical exhaustion experienced by nurses?
Burnout
A Spanish speaking client arrives at the triage desk of the emergency department and states to the nurse that an interpreter is needed. What is the best action for the nurse to take?
Have the client's family members interpret.
Have the Spanish speaking triage nurse interpret.
Page an interpreter from the hospitals interpreter services.
Obtain a Spanish-English dictionary and attempt to triage the client.
Page an interpreter from the hospitals interpreter services.
What demographic is causing a nursing shortage in the United States?
What is one way we could combat the increasing nursing shortage?
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(Multiple answers)
The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client and notes a positive Romberg's test based on what observation?
Swaying of the body when client stands with feet together, arms at their sides, and eyes closed.
What is one of the main reasons for nursing leaving the profession?
Workload, Burnout, Underappreciation, Work environments, or Insufficient staffing
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A client is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of hodgkin's disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to note specifically in the client?
Fatigue, Weakness, Weight gain, Enlarged Lymph Nodes
Enlarged lymph nodes
What is the main challenge faced by nursing education programs to educate students?
Lack of nurses pursuing teaching.
What role does technology play to assist the nursing shortage?
Telehealth nursing, safer patient environments, and remote monitoring
What negative effects does high patient to nurses ratio have on nurses?
Stressful work environments, longer working hours, burnout, etc.
What is the main side effect of a -statin drug?
Rhabdomyolysis
What is the average age of a nurse in the United States?
52 years old
Around how many qualified applicants in the united states were rejected from nursing schools?
Around 92,000 students.
How might the reliance of agency nurses affect the nursing shortage?
Short term relief from shortage but, increased cost of nursing staff.
The nurse is preparing to care for four clients, which is most at risk for hemorrhage?
A primiparous client who delivered 4 hours ago.
A multiparous client who delivered 6 hours ago.
A multiparous client who delivered a large baby after oxytocin induction.
a primiparous client who delivered 6 hours ago and had epidural anesthesia
A mulitparous client who delivered a large baby after oxytocin induction.