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A nurse is providing teaching to a client about a surgical procedure that she is scheduled for later in the day. The client states that no one has spoken to her about the procedure before. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? .
B. Stop the teaching and check with the surgeon about informed consent
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A nurse is reviewing the use of side rails with an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following statements by the AP indicates that further teaching is required?
A. "I should not leave all 4 side rails up unless there is a prescription for restraints." B. "An alert client will be safest if I raise the 2 upper side rails at the head of the bed." C. "If the client seems confused, I'll raise all 4 side rails so that he doesn't hurt himself." D. "If a client is sedated, I should raise all 4 side rails to prevent a fall out of bed."
C. "If the client seems confused, I'll raise all 4 side rails so that he doesn't hurt himself."
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A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include?
A. Fat breaks down into amino acids. B. Protein serves as an energy source when other sources are inadequate. C. Glucose breaks down into ammonia. D. Carbohydrates provide 9 cal/g of energy.
B. Protein serves as an energy source when other sources are inadequate. Protein is used as an energy source for the body when carbohydrates and fat stores are unavailable or depleted.
Incorrect Answers: A. Protein breaks down into amino acids. C. Protein breaks down into ammonia. Glucose does not produce any products of metabolism. D. Carbohydrates provide 4 cal/g of energy. Fat provides 9 cal/g of energy. |
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A nurse manager is providing teaching to a group of newly licensed nurses about ways that clients acquire health care-associated infections (HAIs). Which of the following routes of infection should the manager identify as an iatrogenic HAI?
A. Infection acquired from improper hand hygiene B. Infection acquired by drug resistance C. Infection acquired by inappropriate waste disposal D. Infection acquired from a diagnostic procedure
D. Infection acquired from a diagnostic procedure Iatrogenic HAIs directly result from diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Incorrect Answers: A. Breaks in infection-control protocols, such as improper hand hygiene, are not considered a source of iatrogenic HAIs because they are not due to a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. B. Drug resistance is not considered a source of iatrogenic HAIs because it is not the result of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. C. Inappropriate waste disposal is not considered a source of iatrogenic HAIs because it is not the result of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. |
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