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on does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own safety?
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b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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CORRECT ANS: A qz qz
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oad protection that being active and involved does.
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2. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when w
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orking as a professional nurse?
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c. Not making medication errors
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ANS: B qz
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tal care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more clients hav
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e suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility t
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o guard the clients safety.
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1. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What informati
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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oad protection that being active and involved does.
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2. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when w
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orking as a professional nurse?
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c. Not making medication errors
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ANS: B qz
Rationale: All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring
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client safety is the priority. Up to98,000 deaths result each year from errors in hospi
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tal care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more clients hav
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e suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility t
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o guard the clients safety.
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