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Empirical Knowing - correct answer ✔systematic, numbers, visible. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Which statement(s) by the student nurse indicates an understanding of the nursing Kardex?
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Select all that apply. |||||| |||||| ||||||




a. "It pulls data from multiple areas of the patient's chart."
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b. "It is usually kept at the patient's bedside."
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c. "It is used to document patient response to interventions."
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d. "It summarizes the plan of care and guides nursing care." - correct answer ✔a. "It pulls
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data from multiple areas of the patient's chart."
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d. "It summarizes the plan of care and guides nursing care."
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A client admitted to the inpatient medical-surgical unit has suffered sudden respiratory
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failure. The client's condition is getting worse; he is cyanotic (turning blue) with periods of
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labored breathing. What action should the nurse take first? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




a. Study the discharge plan.
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b. Check the graphic data for vital signs.
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c. Examine the history and physical examination.
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d. Look for an advance directive. - correct answer ✔d. Look for an advance directive.
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The department of nursing at a local hospital is considering changing to charting by
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exception (CBE). What is a major disadvantage of CBE? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




a. Increases the time nurses spend on charting in narrative format
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b. Does not clearly identify deviations from normal expectations
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, c. Requires all providers to document in the same sections of the chart
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d. Can increase the risk of omissions in patient care - correct answer ✔d. Can increase the
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risk of omissions in patient care
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The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) informs the nurse that a patient has fallen out of bed
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and is in pain. The nurse assesses the patient and provides care. Identify the correct
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documentation of the fall. |||||| |||||| ||||||




a. Patient found on floor after falling out of bed and verbalizes (L) hip pain.
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b. Patient found on floor by NAP Smith and verbalizing (L) hip pain.
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c. Patient fell out of bed but is currently in bed.
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d. Patient reminded not to climb OOB after falling. - correct answer ✔b. Patient found on
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floor by NAP Smith and verbalizing (L) hip pain.
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In performing a handoff report, the nurse should communicate information on which of the
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following? ||||||




Select all that apply. |||||| |||||| ||||||




a. Teaching performed
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b. Any change in client status
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c. Treatments administered
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d. Hygiene measures performed - correct answer ✔A, B, C
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What are the components of a nursing diagnosis? - correct answer ✔diagnostic category,
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defining characteristics, and related factors? |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What are the 5 rights of delegation? - correct answer ✔Right task, right situation, right
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person, right directions, and right supervision |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What are the 4 "permanent" principles of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST)? - correct
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answer ✔Human dignity, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity
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