Peter, a nurse manager, is responsible for a team of 2 registered nurses (RNs), 4
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registered practical nurses (RPN), and 3 nurse practitioner (NPs). Peter notices
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a lack of team morale, lack of clarity of roles and increasing negative
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communication between the team members. How should Peter describe the
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level of education for the NP? - correct answer -✔A nurse educated with a
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master's degree
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A practical nurse has been reviewing research focusing on the benefits of hand
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washing in preventing the spread of microorganisms. The last few days he has
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notices a number of health care workers are not washing their hands between
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client contact. He wants to initiate a change in practice. Which of the following
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actions should he perform? - correct answer -✔Develop a poster and pamphlet
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to be used at the sinks on each unit to promote hand washing
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A practical nurse calls the health care provider (HCP) regarding a new
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medication prescription. The dosage prescribed is higher than the
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recommended dosage, however, the nurse is unable to locate the HCP for an
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explanation. Which action should the nurse take if the medication is due to be
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administered at this moment? - correct answer -✔Contact the nursing
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supervisor
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A practical nurse restrains a male client in a locked room for 3 hours until the
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client acknowledges he started a fight in the group room last evening. The
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nurse's behaviour constitutes - correct answer -✔False imprisonment
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A 45-year-old client admitted to a mental health unit has exhibited physical
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behaviours that put him and others at risk. The practical nurse applies four-
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,point restraints on the client without consent nor obtaining orders from the
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physician. The nurse is at risk of being accused of which of the following -
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correct answer -✔Battery
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Richard, a nurse educator has revised a hospital's orientation program and
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includes sample client health records to highlight areas of professional
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practice. A new practical nurse asks the educator what abbreviations can be
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used within the client's health records. Which of the following abbreviations
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can the practical nurse use? - correct answer -✔Abbreviations that have been
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approved by the hospita
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A practical nurse is reviewing medication information with a female client who
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has been prescribed sertraline daily. Which of the following statements by the
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client indicates a need for further guidance? - correct answer -✔"I will stop
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taking these pills if they don't work in less than 10 days "
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A practical nurse is working in the oncology unit at the paediatric hospital. The
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team leader provides a new assignment for the nurses in the unit. Which of the
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following assignments should be questioned by the practical nurse? - correct
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answer -✔Provide information on chemotherapy to a client
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A practical nurse works in an orthopaedic surgery unit of a hospital in Toronto.
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Many of the clients are older adults (older than 60 years old) with increased
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risk for hospital-acquired infections. Which of the following is the most
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important step for the practical nurse to protect her clients from hospital-
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acquired infections? - correct answer -✔Identify clients who are at risk
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Which of the following actions by a practical nurse would be considered
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negligence? - correct answer -✔Lowering the bed side rails after administering
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meperidine and hydroxyzine to a client preoperatively
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, Meperidine - correct answer -✔Acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to
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relieve pain
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Used to relieve pain severe enough to require opioid treatment and when
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other pain medicines did not work well enough or cannot be tolerated
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Hydroxyzine - correct answer -✔To help control anxiety and tension caused by
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nervous and emotional conditions
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Antihistamine
A client returns to the clinic two weeks after the hospital discharged the client.
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The client is taking warfarin sodium 2 mg PO daily. Which of the following
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statements by the client to the practical nurse indicates that further teaching is
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necessary? - correct answer -✔"I take aspirin whenever I have a headache"
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An example of why Warfarin should be avoided? - correct answer -✔Taking
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aspirin for headaches inhibits platelet aggregation increasing the risk for
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bleeding.
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A nurse is teaching a class on natural family planning when a student makes a
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statement. Which of the following statements indicates that successful
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teaching in this example? - correct answer -✔"Because I am regular, I will be
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fertile about 14 days after the beginning of my period."
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A practical nurse inspects a client with a burn obtained as a result of
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iontophoresis. Would would be the pH of the client's skin if the nurse correctly
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describes the burn as an alkaline reaction? - correct answer -✔6
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registered practical nurses (RPN), and 3 nurse practitioner (NPs). Peter notices
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a lack of team morale, lack of clarity of roles and increasing negative
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
communication between the team members. How should Peter describe the
| | | | | | | | | |
level of education for the NP? - correct answer -✔A nurse educated with a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
master's degree
| |
A practical nurse has been reviewing research focusing on the benefits of hand
| | | | | | | | | | | |
washing in preventing the spread of microorganisms. The last few days he has
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
notices a number of health care workers are not washing their hands between
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
client contact. He wants to initiate a change in practice. Which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
actions should he perform? - correct answer -✔Develop a poster and pamphlet
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to be used at the sinks on each unit to promote hand washing
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
A practical nurse calls the health care provider (HCP) regarding a new
| | | | | | | | | | |
medication prescription. The dosage prescribed is higher than the
| | | | | | | | |
recommended dosage, however, the nurse is unable to locate the HCP for an
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
explanation. Which action should the nurse take if the medication is due to be
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
administered at this moment? - correct answer -✔Contact the nursing
| | | | | | | | | |
supervisor
|
A practical nurse restrains a male client in a locked room for 3 hours until the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
client acknowledges he started a fight in the group room last evening. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse's behaviour constitutes - correct answer -✔False imprisonment
| | | | | | | |
A 45-year-old client admitted to a mental health unit has exhibited physical
| | | | | | | | | | |
behaviours that put him and others at risk. The practical nurse applies four-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
,point restraints on the client without consent nor obtaining orders from the
| | | | | | | | | | |
physician. The nurse is at risk of being accused of which of the following -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
correct answer -✔Battery
| | |
Richard, a nurse educator has revised a hospital's orientation program and
| | | | | | | | | |
includes sample client health records to highlight areas of professional
| | | | | | | | | |
practice. A new practical nurse asks the educator what abbreviations can be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
used within the client's health records. Which of the following abbreviations
| | | | | | | | | | |
can the practical nurse use? - correct answer -✔Abbreviations that have been
| | | | | | | | | | | |
approved by the hospita
| | | |
A practical nurse is reviewing medication information with a female client who
| | | | | | | | | | |
has been prescribed sertraline daily. Which of the following statements by the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
client indicates a need for further guidance? - correct answer -✔"I will stop
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
taking these pills if they don't work in less than 10 days "
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
A practical nurse is working in the oncology unit at the paediatric hospital. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
team leader provides a new assignment for the nurses in the unit. Which of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
following assignments should be questioned by the practical nurse? - correct
| | | | | | | | | | |
answer -✔Provide information on chemotherapy to a client
| | | | | | | |
A practical nurse works in an orthopaedic surgery unit of a hospital in Toronto.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Many of the clients are older adults (older than 60 years old) with increased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
risk for hospital-acquired infections. Which of the following is the most
| | | | | | | | | | |
important step for the practical nurse to protect her clients from hospital-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
acquired infections? - correct answer -✔Identify clients who are at risk
| | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following actions by a practical nurse would be considered
| | | | | | | | | | |
negligence? - correct answer -✔Lowering the bed side rails after administering
| | | | | | | | | | |
meperidine and hydroxyzine to a client preoperatively
| | | | | | |
, Meperidine - correct answer -✔Acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to
| | | | | | | | | | |
relieve pain
| |
Used to relieve pain severe enough to require opioid treatment and when
| | | | | | | | | | |
other pain medicines did not work well enough or cannot be tolerated
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Hydroxyzine - correct answer -✔To help control anxiety and tension caused by
| | | | | | | | | | |
nervous and emotional conditions
| | | |
Antihistamine
A client returns to the clinic two weeks after the hospital discharged the client.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The client is taking warfarin sodium 2 mg PO daily. Which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
statements by the client to the practical nurse indicates that further teaching is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
necessary? - correct answer -✔"I take aspirin whenever I have a headache"
| | | | | | | | | | | |
An example of why Warfarin should be avoided? - correct answer -✔Taking
| | | | | | | | | | |
aspirin for headaches inhibits platelet aggregation increasing the risk for
| | | | | | | | | |
bleeding.
|
A nurse is teaching a class on natural family planning when a student makes a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
statement. Which of the following statements indicates that successful
| | | | | | | | |
teaching in this example? - correct answer -✔"Because I am regular, I will be
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fertile about 14 days after the beginning of my period."
| | | | | | | | | |
A practical nurse inspects a client with a burn obtained as a result of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
iontophoresis. Would would be the pH of the client's skin if the nurse correctly
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
describes the burn as an alkaline reaction? - correct answer -✔6
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