ATI LEADERSHIP EXAM

ATI LEADERSHIP EXAM The home health nurse is visiting the home of a client that has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family states that the client has been having more frequent seizures. What nursing care should be provided? (Found in Adult Med Surg Review Module) • Maintain airway (monitor oxygen levels, administer oxygen as needed, monitor lung sounds). • Monitor neurological status — in particular, assessing for changes in level of consciousness, neurological deficits, and occurrence of seizures. • Maintain client safety. (Assist with transfers and ambulation, provide assistive devices as needed.) • Implement seizure precautions. • Administer medications as prescribed. The nurse is collaborating with the health care team to create a plan of care for a client following a stroke. Explain the nurse’s role in continuity of care. The nurse role in continuity care is a coordinator, documentation, communication, consultations, referrals, transfer and discharge planning. An elderly client is being discharged from the hospital to home following a long hospitalization. What are some community resources that the nurse should initiate referrals for this client? • Specialized equipment (cane, walker, wheelchair, grab bars in bathroom) • Specialized therapists (physical, occupational, speech) • Care providers (home health nurse, hospice nurse, home health aide What behaviors would indicate to the charge nurse that one of the nurses could be experiencing countertransference? (Found in the Mental Health Review Module) • Nurse overly identifies with client • Nurse competes with client • Nurse argues with client List the six (6) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and explain their importance. 1. PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: The provision of caring and compassionate, culturally sensitive care that addresses clients’ physiological, psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs, preferences, and values. 2. TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION: The delivery of client care in partnership with multidisciplinary members of the health care team to achieve continuity of care and positive client outcomes.