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(B) Unlicensed personnel make observations, collect clinical data, and report
findings to the nurse. Option A is incorrect because the registered nurse, who has
learned critical thinking skills, interprets the data. Option C is incorrect because
although unlicensed assistants are trained to perform skills, they don't learn the
nursing process. Option D is incorrect because unlicensed assistants don't function
independently; they're assigned tasks by a registered nurse who retains overall
responsibility for the patient. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ The registered nurse has an
unlicensed assistant working with her for the shift. When delegating tasks, the
nurse understands that the unlicensed assistant:
A. interprets clinical data
B. collects clinical data
C. is trained in the nursing process
D. can function independently
(B) Impaired physical mobility is a limitation of physical movement and is defined
by the patient's signs and symptoms. Options A, C, and D are nursing diagnoses
with different defining signs and symptoms. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When
performing as assessment, the nurse identifies the following signs and symptoms:
impaired coordination, decreased muscle strength, limited range of motion, and
reluctance to move. These signs and symptoms indicate which nursing diagnosis?
A. Health-seeking behaviors
B. Impaired physical mobility
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C. Disturbed sensory perception
D. Deficient knowledge
(C) In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, pain relief is on the first layer. Activity (Option
B) is on the second layer. Safety (Option D) is on the third layer. Love and
belonging (Option A) are on the fourth layer. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When
prioritizing a patient's care plan based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse's
first priority would be:
A. allowing the family to see a newly admitted patient
B. ambulating the patient in the hallway
C. administering pain medications
D. using two nurses to transfer the patient
(A) Patient-centered case consultation (Option A) provides expert advice advice on
handling a particular patient or group of patients. Consultee-centered case
consultation (Option B) focuses on work difficulties with patients, which are used
as a learning opportunity. Program-centered administrative consultation (Option
C) provides expert advice on developing new programs or improving existing ones.
Consultee-centered administrative consultation (Option D) considers work
problems in the areas of programs in the areas of program development and
organization. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When a nurse asks another nurse for advice
on handling a particular patient problem, she's seeking what type of consultation?
(B) Unlicensed personnel make observations, collect clinical data, and report
findings to the nurse. Option A is incorrect because the registered nurse, who has
learned critical thinking skills, interprets the data. Option C is incorrect because
although unlicensed assistants are trained to perform skills, they don't learn the
nursing process. Option D is incorrect because unlicensed assistants don't function
independently; they're assigned tasks by a registered nurse who retains overall
responsibility for the patient. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ The registered nurse has an
unlicensed assistant working with her for the shift. When delegating tasks, the
nurse understands that the unlicensed assistant:
A. interprets clinical data
B. collects clinical data
C. is trained in the nursing process
D. can function independently
(B) Impaired physical mobility is a limitation of physical movement and is defined
by the patient's signs and symptoms. Options A, C, and D are nursing diagnoses
with different defining signs and symptoms. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When
performing as assessment, the nurse identifies the following signs and symptoms:
impaired coordination, decreased muscle strength, limited range of motion, and
reluctance to move. These signs and symptoms indicate which nursing diagnosis?
A. Health-seeking behaviors
B. Impaired physical mobility
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C. Disturbed sensory perception
D. Deficient knowledge
(C) In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, pain relief is on the first layer. Activity (Option
B) is on the second layer. Safety (Option D) is on the third layer. Love and
belonging (Option A) are on the fourth layer. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When
prioritizing a patient's care plan based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse's
first priority would be:
A. allowing the family to see a newly admitted patient
B. ambulating the patient in the hallway
C. administering pain medications
D. using two nurses to transfer the patient
(A) Patient-centered case consultation (Option A) provides expert advice advice on
handling a particular patient or group of patients. Consultee-centered case
consultation (Option B) focuses on work difficulties with patients, which are used
as a learning opportunity. Program-centered administrative consultation (Option
C) provides expert advice on developing new programs or improving existing ones.
Consultee-centered administrative consultation (Option D) considers work
problems in the areas of programs in the areas of program development and
organization. CORRECT ANSWERS✅ When a nurse asks another nurse for advice
on handling a particular patient problem, she's seeking what type of consultation?
