FINAL EXAM HEALTH ALTERATIONS STUDY-MATC | COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | RATED A+| 2024
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FINAL EXAM HEALTH ALTERATIONS STUDY-MATC | COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | RATED A+| 2024
A nurse manager notes that patient documentation is not complete for all post op patients. Chart audits have indicated that some patients are sent home without completed discharge teaching sheets. The nurse ma...
FINAL EXAM HEALTH ALTERATIONS STUDY-MATC |
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | RATED A+| 2024
A nurse manager notes that patient documentation is not complete for all post op
patients. Chart audits have indicated that some patients are sent home without
completed discharge teaching sheets. The nurse manager calls a staff meeting to tell
the staff the changes that will occur to ensure that discharge teaching will be done. This
nurse manager is exhibiting what type of leadership style? - Autocratic
Three RNs, an LPN and two nursing assistants are working on a unit and have
responsibility for 25 patients. Two RNs are doing patient assessments, the LPN is
assigned to do all PO medications and treatments, one RN is doing all IV medications
and assisting LPN with treatments as needed, and the nursing assistants are doing all
vital signs and personal care. This type of nursing care delivery model would best be
described as? - Functional Nursing
The nurse has just finished receiving morning report. Which patient should the nurse
see first? Note the vital signs on all of these patients are within normal limits. - A patient
who is on strict bedrest who complains of calf pain
The nurse is working with a nursing assistant and a licensed practical nurse. Which of
these tasks should not be delegated? - Evaluating the patient's progress
The nurse recognizes that a "basic patient situation" is defined by the Wisconsin Board
of Nursing as? - The patient's clinical condition is predictable
Select all that apply: The registered nurse can delegate which of these activities to a
certified nursing assistant? - Ambulating a patient in the hallway
Measuring and recording vital signs
Recording intake and output from a meal tray
Obtaining a pulse oxygen saturation measurement
Leadership is best defined as? - A process of interaction in which the leader influences
others towards goal achievement
,The team leader on a nursing unit needs to discuss inappropriate conduct with a
nursing assistant. Which form of communication is most appropriate? - Meet privately
with the nursing assistant to discuss concerns
The nurse implements which measure to improve her decision making skills? - Writes
down pros and cons related to the decision
Which member of the healthcare team is responsible for obtaining informed consent for
a patient scheduled for a total knee replacement? - Surgeon
The purpose of an appendectomy is classified as?
Curative
Diagnostic
Palliative
Restorative - Curative
The nurse is caring for a patient who experiences a wound evisceration. The first action
by the nurse is?
Place the patient supine with knees bent
Gently push organs back in place
Cover the area with sterile dressings
Call for help and instruct the person that responds to call the surgeon or Rapid
Response Team - Call for help and instruct the person that responds to call the
surgeon or Rapid Response Team
The nurse is caring for a 92 year old patient scheduled for a bowel resection. Which
normal physiological sign of aging increases the risk for surgery in this patient?
Relaxation of arterial walls increasing the risk of shock
Increased tactile sensation increasing the need for analgesics
Reduced glomerular filtration causing anesthetics to be retained longer
Increased metabolic rate necessitating the need for increased anesthesia - Reduced
glomerular filtration causing anesthetics to be retained longer
, The nurse assesses the urinary output of a patient with an indwelling foley catheter.
What is the minimum ml per hour that the patient should have for output?
20
30
40
50 - 30ml
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