ATI Learning System RN: Fundamentals 1, 2, and Final Questions with correct answers

terminal illness and questions directed to nurse about religion and death Correct Answer - encourage the patient to express feeling about death and dying -therapeutic technique of reflection first priority action when performing tracheostomy care Correct Answer - 1. perform hand hygiene -The nurse should also- don sterile gloves, open all sterile supplies and solutions, and stabilize the tracheostomy tube but they all will come after hand hygiene in order to prevent contamination of the trach tube what should a nurse's priority action be when they notice a patient's pulse is irregular? Correct Answer - auscultate the apical pulse and listen for 1 minute to obtain and accurate rate and document the irregularity in the chart -check peripheral pulses bilaterally to determine equality of blood perfusion -check pedal pulses to determine circulation in pts lower extremities -a doppler ultrasound should be used when a pt has a nonpalpable pulse/ very difficult to palpate first nursing action when receiving a new patient Correct Answer - 1. obtain the pts information -other steps that follow this include: identify goals of care, document nursing findings, evaluate effectiveness of care