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Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia? -answer Yes.
A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Feeding...
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Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia? -answer Yes.
A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the
following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer ni -answer C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client
who has urinary incontinence
Rationale: The application of a condom catheter is a noninvasive, routine procedure that the nurse may
delegate to the AP
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of
the following information should the nurse share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
,F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning -answer B, C, D
An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following
assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump -answer D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a
PCA pump
Rationale: The RN is responsible for the PCA pump
A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation. Which of the following elements should
she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances -answer B, C, E
A and D are rights of medication administration
A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care responsibilities for the oncoming shift. A client is
awaiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member
should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
,C. LPN
D. AP -answer B. RN
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and establishment of a plan of care. RNs are
responsible for this, especially if the client is potentially unstable.
A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will
put a diaper on him if he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is
the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy -answer A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving the hospital against
medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she administers a PRN
sedative med that the client has not requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has
the nurse committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality -answer B. False imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving the facility against
medical advice. The client did not consent.
, A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the nurse in the surgeon's office that he
will prepare his advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates to the nurse that he understands advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the hospital." -answer C.
The client has the right to decide and specify which medical procedures he wants when a life-
threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following actions are
appropriate for the nurse who is providing preop care regarding informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery -answer A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the unit seemed drowsy
& unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room
when she was not on break. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same behavior
C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that her coworker's fatigue is not her problem to solve -answer C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize client care or indicate a substance abuse
problem has a duty to report the situation immediately to the nurse manager
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