The greatest time savers when planning client care include all of the following except:
On first meeting, a new nurse manager makes eye contact, smiles, initiates conversation about the previous work experience of nurses, and encourages active participation by nurses in the dialogue. Her behavior is an example of:
In an emergency situation, the nurse determines whether a client has an airway obstruction. Which of the following does the nurse assess?
A client has just returned from surgery where a femoral-popliteal bypass was performed. The nurse has assessed the client and is unable to feel a pulse at either the dorsalis pedis or the posterior tibial sites of the left foot. The foot feels warm and the color is pink. What action should the nurse perform next to prevent ischemia?
The intravenous route is potentially the most dangerous route of drug administration because:
An advance directive is written and notarized according to law in the state of Colorado. This document is legal and binding:
When a client who is having trouble conceiving says to the nurse, “I have started taking ginseng,” the best response by the nurse is:
Hearing screening of prematurely born infants is an effective means of identifying disease and is an example of:
The nurse is working with families who have been displaced by a fire in an apartment complex. What is the priority intervention during the initial assessment?
How many temporary teeth should the nurse expect to find in a 5-year-old client’s mouth?