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Unit 3 Test HIT, PCC, Healthcare Organizations Questions and Answers The nurse is asked to develop an in-service to explain documents guiding professional nursing practice on the obstetrical unit. One of the documents included is the Code of Ethics. The nurse correctly explains that the Code of Et...

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Unit 3 Test HIT, PCC, Healthcare
Organizations Questions and Answers
The nurse is asked to develop an in-service to explain documents guiding professional
nursing practice on the obstetrical unit. One of the documents included is the Code of
Ethics. The nurse correctly explains that the Code of Ethics asks nurses to demonstrate
which behaviors? Select all that apply. - answer 1. Maintain integrity and shape
social policy.
2. Develop, maintain, and improve health care environments.
3. Be responsible and accountable for individual practice.
4. Increase professional competence and personal growth.

The nurse recognizes that discharge planning begins upon admission and the initial
step in discharge planning is: - answer Collecting and organizing data about the
client.

A nurse who provides care on a post-surgical unit is performing discharge teaching as a
component of her effort to ensure continuity of care. Which of the following is the
primary goal of continuity of care? - answer Ensuring a smooth and safe transition
between different healthcare settings.

Which of the following circumstances likely requires the most documentation and
communication by the nurse? - answer An older adult is being transferred from a
subacute medical unit to a new long-term care facility following recovery from
pneumonia.

In anticipation of discharge, a nurse is teaching the daughter of an elderly woman how
to change the dressing on her mother's venous ulcer. Which of the following teaching
strategies is most likely to be effective? - answer Demonstrate and explain the
procedure, and then have the daughter perform it.

After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has recently enrolled in a nurse
practitioner (NP) program. This nurse has been attracted to the program by the potential
after graduation to provide primary care for clients, an opportunity that is most likely to
exist in which of the following settings? - answer A rural health center.

Which facility would the nurse rank as the lowest priority to expand when developing a
community-based service program for clients with chronic mental illnesses? - answer
long-term hospitals

Which documentation tool will the nurse use to record the client's vital signs every 4
hours? - answer A graphic sheet.

,A nurse is working within the managed care delivery model. Which of the following is
true regarding managed care? - answer All systems reflect the values of efficiency
and effectiveness.

A client was admitted to the hospital 2 weeks ago following an ischemic stroke.
Following the early introduction of stroke rehabilitation, he has seen significant
improvements in both his medical status and activities of daily living (ADLs). This
morning, however, his nurse notes that the client has been coughing since eating a
minced and pureed breakfast. Auscultation of the chest reveals coarse crackles. Which
of the following practitioners should the nurse liaise with to obtain a swallowing
assessment? - answer Speech therapist.

Which option is an example of a primary preventive measure? - answer Avoiding
overexposure to the sun

After the physician explains the risks and benefits of a clinical trial to a client, the client
agrees to participate. Later that day, the client requests clarification of the process
involved in the clinical trial. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, how should the
nurse respond? - answer Provide the information requested.

It is important for nurses to communicate with clients about their health care because -
answer health care services are often specialized and fragmented.

An airplane crash results in mass casualties. The nurse is directing personnel to tag all
victims. Which information should be placed on the tag? Select all that apply. - answer
1. triage priority
2. identifying information when possible (such as name, age, and address)
3. medications and treatments administered

A client admitted with bacterial meningitis must be transported to the radiology
department for a repeat computed tomography scan of the head. His level of
consciousness is decreased, and he requires nasopharyngeal suctioning before
transport. Which infection control measures are best when caring for this client? -
answer Put on gloves, a mask, and eye protection during suctioning, and then apply
a mask to the client's face for transport.

What role will the nurse have when admitting a client to a hospital for outpatient surgery
that will result in discharge the same day? - answer complete regular admission
procedures.

In preparing for a client's admission to the unit, what is the nurse's responsibility? -
answer Ensuring the completion of room preparation responsibilities that may have
been delegated to ancillary staff.

, To prevent the spread of infection in the home healthcare environment, the nurse
should follow appropriate technique by: - answer Placing equipment back on a liner
when setting it down in the client's home.

A nurse is completing a home visit to an older adult receiving regular dressing changes
for treatment of a venous ulcer. As a provider of home healthcare, the nurse recognizes
that the primary goal of this practice is: - answer To maximize the independence and
health of clients.

A nurse implements a health care facility's disaster plan. Which action should she
perform first? - answer Identify a command center at which activities are
coordinated.

A nurse is working on the pediatric unit. Which assignment best demonstrates primary
care nursing? - answer Caring for the same child from admission to discharge

An 18-year-old pregnant woman tells the nurse that she is concerned that she may not
be able to take care of herself during her pregnancy. She states that she is not sure
what prenatal care is available, or if she should access it. The nurse should recognize
that the client: - answer should be referred to community resources available for
pregnant women.

A community health nurse working with a group of 5th grade girls is planning a primary
prevention to help the girls avoid developing eating disorders during their teen years.
The nurse should focus on which factor? - answer helping the girls accept and
appreciate their bodies and feel good about themselves

The nurse is assessing home care needs for a group of clients. Which clients qualify for
home care services? The client who: Select all that apply. - answer 1. has episodes
of vertigo that result in falls.
2. has multiple sclerosis with an open, draining lesion on a foot.

The hospital is responding to a mass casualty disaster with adult and pediatric victims.
After reallocating staff, the charge nurse on the pediatric floor should: - answer
review the census for clients that are candidates for early discharge.

There has been an increase in medication errors and errors in prescribing laboratory
studies in the emergency department. The nurse manager is conducting a staff
education session on when to use "read-back" procedures. "Read-back" procedures
should be performed in which situations? Select all that apply. - answer 1. when a
medication prescription or critical laboratory result is received verbally or over the
telephone
2. when any verbal or phone prescription is received

The nurse is a member of a team that is planning a client-centered, community-based
approach to care of clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In

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