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A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care
services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the
following examples of care or care settings should the nurse
classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care
A, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and
highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical
unit. For which of the following client care needs should the
nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that
apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in
the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
,C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized
before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after
discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a
nebulizer."
A, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and
assistance in coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and
assistance in coordinating care for community resources available
for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in
obtaining medical equipment for use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietician
D. Occupational therapist
D
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical
challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with
self-care activities.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is
concerned about the adverse effects of the medication
prescribed for pain management. Which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication's effects? (Select all
that apply.)
,A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist
A, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication
prescribed for the client, including its actions, effects, and
interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication
dispensed for the client, including its actions, effects and
interactions.
D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any
medication administered, including its actions, effects, and
interactions.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent
problems with dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client
should initiate a referral with which of the following members
of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist
D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for
clients who have difficulty with feeding due to swallowing
difficulties.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with
the roles of the various members of the health care team they
will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When providing
examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants
, (CNAs) can perform, which of the following client activities
should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs
A, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to
clients (bathing, assisting with ambulation, assisting with toileting,
measuring and recording vital signs).
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have
surgery despite significant blockages of the coronary
arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
B
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their
own personal decision about surgery, regardless of others'
opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an example of
autonomy.
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is
postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse understands
that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
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A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care
services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the
following examples of care or care settings should the nurse
classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care
A, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and
highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical
unit. For which of the following client care needs should the
nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that
apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in
the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
,C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized
before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after
discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a
nebulizer."
A, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and
assistance in coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and
assistance in coordinating care for community resources available
for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in
obtaining medical equipment for use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietician
D. Occupational therapist
D
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical
challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with
self-care activities.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is
concerned about the adverse effects of the medication
prescribed for pain management. Which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication's effects? (Select all
that apply.)
,A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist
A, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication
prescribed for the client, including its actions, effects, and
interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication
dispensed for the client, including its actions, effects and
interactions.
D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any
medication administered, including its actions, effects, and
interactions.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent
problems with dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client
should initiate a referral with which of the following members
of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist
D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for
clients who have difficulty with feeding due to swallowing
difficulties.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with
the roles of the various members of the health care team they
will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When providing
examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants
, (CNAs) can perform, which of the following client activities
should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs
A, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to
clients (bathing, assisting with ambulation, assisting with toileting,
measuring and recording vital signs).
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have
surgery despite significant blockages of the coronary
arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
B
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their
own personal decision about surgery, regardless of others'
opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an example of
autonomy.
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is
postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse understands
that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
