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PRIORITIZING GROUPS OF PATIENTS--EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+



Poor ___ ___ leads to feelings of despair, increased errors, omission of tasks, stress, and ineffective
leadership. - (ANSWER)time mgmt



PLANNING: fail to plan-->plan to fail. Nurses must take time in the morning after receiving change of
shift to plan: - (ANSWER)Assessments

Medication admin

Interventions-dresing changes, teaching, safety measures

Breaks and lunch



Should take about 2 mins--reminds you of what you have to do.



Prioritization is important because it promotes ___ ____. Nurses must continuously set and reset
priorities in order to meed the needs of multiple clients and to maintain ____ ____. - (ANSWER)patient
safety



Priority setting requires that decisions be made regarding the order in which: - (ANSWER)Clients are
seen

Assessments are completed

Interventions are provided

Steps in a client procedure are completed

Components of client care are completed



Pitfalls in prioritization: - (ANSWER)1. inadequate assessment and evaluation of patient needs--going to
miss stuff

2. Failure to differentiate b/w priority and nonpriority

3. Acceptance of others priorities w/o assessing variables

4. Performance of tasks with a "first identified, first completed" approach

5. Completion of the easiest task first

6. NOT using prioritization principles/frameworks

, PRIORITIZING GROUPS OF PATIENTS--EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+




Different prioritization frameworks: - (ANSWER)MASLOW

ABCD

Safety/risk reduction

Acute vs. chronic

Stable vs. unstable



Maslow's heirarchy of needs: - (ANSWER)physiological

safety and security

love and belonging

self esteem

self actualization



MASLOW: A 47 y/o pt had a right modified radical mastectomy yesterday. While rev. the plan of care, the
nurse notes that all of the following nursing diagnoses are appropriate. Which dx would the nurse select
as the highest priority?

A. Disturbed body image

B. Pain

C. Deficient fluid voume

D. Ineffective coping - (ANSWER)C. Deficient fluid volume



physiologic needs over emotion



MASLOW: Which patient should the nurse see first?

A. A patient with dementia who needs to be moved closer to nurses station

B. A patient who had a CVA and us upset b/c he cannot speak properly

C. A patient who had a mastectomy and refuses to look at her bandage

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