LVN

Which of these instructions should a nurse include in the teaching plan for a client who had removal of a cataract in the left eye? a. "Forcefully cough and take deep breaths every two hours to keep your airway clear." b. "Perform the prescribed eye exercises each day to strengthen your eye muscles." c. "Rinse your eyes with saline each morning to prevent postoperative infection." d. "Take the prescribed stool softener to avoid increasing intraocular pressure." CORRECT ANSWERS: d. ...

Define Negligence CORRECT ANSWERS: A patient injury that occurs because the nurse fails to meet their responsibility to the patient. What are some behaviors that are reported to the board of nursing? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. Medication Errors 2. Failure to maintain confidentiality 3. Unprofessional conduct 4. Failure to provide appropriate safety measures 5. Falsification of Records What does the Board of Nursing have the authority to do? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. License nurses 2. Discipline...

One way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Highly structured with the sender in control and expecting the getting very little response Two way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Requires that both the sender and the reciever participate equally Verbal communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Involves the use of spoken words or symbols Connotative meaning CORRECT ANSWERS: Individuals perception or interpretation of a given word denotative meaning CORRECT ANSWERS: Commonly accepted definition of a ...

What are the leadership styles? CORRECT ANSWERS: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire What is the most effective management style in a health care environment? CORRECT ANSWERS: democratic A nurse manager does not participate, but delegates the staff scheduling to the nurses on the unit. What type of leadership is this? CORRECT ANSWERS: Laissez-faire - A policy or attitude of letting things takes their own course without interfering A nurse manager allows the staff nurses to part...

Culture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual? CORRECT ANSWERS: To provide holistic care What is a fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think? CORRECT ANSWERS: Ethnic stereotypes All nurses should work to provide culturally appropriate nursing care. What is the integration of cultural knowledge into all aspects of care? CORRECT ANSWERS: Transcultural nursing What is the term for when...

Large Volume Nebulizer (LVN) operates at CORRECT ANSWERS: Operates at 10-15 Lpm Large volume nebulizers CORRECT ANSWERS: -hold up to 200 ml and may be used for either bland aerosol therapy or continuous drug administration. common problems using LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: -cross contamination -inadequate mist production -over-hydration nebulizer is a CORRECT ANSWERS: device that creates a mist used to deliver medication/bland aerosols (liquid particles suspended in gas) for giving respi...

Transfer a patient to wheelchair from bed CORRECT ANSWERS: To get the patient into a seated position, roll the patient onto the same side as the wheelchair. Put a gait belt on the patient. Make sure the bed in in the lowest position. know the Weight bearing status. What is Bowel bladder training CORRECT ANSWERS: It is done every 2 hours 8oz 1 cup (1oz= 30ml) CORRECT ANSWERS: 240ml AP CORRECT ANSWERS: assistant personal (CNA) How can you maintain confidentiality CORRECT ANSWE...

chemical level, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, body as a whole/organism CORRECT ANSWERS: level of organization disease CORRECT ANSWERS: patho toward the head, upper, above CORRECT ANSWERS: superior toward the feet, lower, below CORRECT ANSWERS: inferior front, in front of (same as ventral in humans) CORRECT ANSWERS: anterior back, in back of (same as dorsal in humans) CORRECT ANSWERS: posterior toward the midline of a structure CORRECT ANSWERS: medial away fro...