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1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant wo an’s risk of having a low-birth-
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weight (LBW)infant, which factor is the ost i portant for the nurse to consider?
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a. African-A erican race c* c*
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ANS: A c *
The rise in the overall LBW rates were due to increases in LBW births to non-
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Hispanic black wo en (13.35%) and Hispanic wo en (7.21%); non-
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Hispanic black infants are al ost twice as likely as non-
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Hispanic white infants to be of LBW and to die in the first year of life.. Race is a non odi
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fiable risk factor. Cigarette s oking is an i portant factor inpotential infant ortality rates, b
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ut it is not the ost i portant. Additionally, s oking is a odifiable risk factor. Poor nutritio
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n is an i portant factor in potential infant ortality rates, but it is not the ost i portant. Ad
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ditionally, nutritional status is a odifiable risk factor. aternal education is an i portant fa
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ctor in potential infant ortality rates, but it is not the ost i portant. Additionally, aternal
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ality, which intervention is ost i portant for the nurse to includein the client’s plan of c
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are?
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d. Explain to the wo an the i portance of keeping her prenatal care appoint ents.
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ANS: D c *
Consistent prenatal care is the best ethod of preventing or controlling risk factors associat
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ed with infant ortality. Nutritional status is an i portant odifiable risk factor, butit is not th
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e ost i portant action a nurse should take in this situation. The client ay need assistance f
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ro a social worker at so e ti e during her pregnancy, but a referral to a socialworker is no
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t the ost i portant aspect the nurse should address at this ti e. If the wo an has identifiabl
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e high-
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not be assu ed that all African-A erican wo en have high-
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riskissues. In addition, advising the wo an to see an obstetrician is not the ost i portant as
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pect on which the nurse should focus at this ti e, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to a
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dvise or anage the type of care a client is to receive.
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3. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to co pare thei
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rperfor ance in providing aternal-
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newborn care against clinical standards. This co parison process is ost co only kno
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wn as what? c* c*
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c. Outco es-oriented pracNtiU
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bench arks or standards. The ter best practice refers to a progra or servicethat has been
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recognized for its excellence. Clinical bench arking is a process used to co pare one’s ow
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n perfor ance against the perfor ance of the best in an area of service. The ter evidence-
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based practice refers to the provision of care based on evidence gained through research
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and clinical trials. c* c*
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4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initi
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alassess ent of a 21-year-
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old Hispanic client with li ited English proficiency. Whichintervention is the ost i
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portant for the nurse to i ple ent?
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a. Use aternity jargon to enable the client to beco e fa iliar with these ter s.
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c. Provide the client with handouts. c* c* c* c*
d. Assess whether the client understands the discussion. c* c* c* c* c* c*
ANS: D c *
Nurses contribute to health literacy by using si ple, co on words, avoiding jargon, ande
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valuating whether the client understands the discussion. Speaking slowly and clearly an
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dfocusing on what is i portant will increase understanding. ost client education aterialsa
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re written at a level too high for the average adult and ay not be useful for a client wit
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hli ited English proficiency.
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5. Which state ent best exe plifies conte porary aternity nursing?
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Conte porary aternity nursing focuses on the fa ily’s needs and desires. Fathers, partners,
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grandparents, and siblings ay be present for the birth and participate in activitiessuch as
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cutting the baby’s u bilical cord. Both idwives and physicians perfor vaginal deliveries.
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Free-
standing clinics are an exa ple of alternative birth options. Conte porary aternity nursing
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is driven by the relationship between nurses and their clients.
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6. A 38-year-old Hispanic wo an vaginally delivered a 9-pound, 6-
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ounce baby girl after beingin labor for 43 hours. The baby died 3 days later fro sepsis. O
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n what grounds could the wo an have a legiti ate legal case for negligence?
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ANS: C c *
Not eeting the standard of care is a legiti ate factor for a case of negligence. An inexpe
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rienced aternity nurse would need to display co petency before being assigned tocare for
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clients on his or her own. This client ay have been past her due date; however, ater pr
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egnancy often goes beyond 40 weeks of gestation. Although fetal onitoring is thestanda
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rd of care, the client has the right to refuse treat ent. This refusal is not a case for neglig
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ence, but infor ed consent should be properly obtained, and the client should have signe
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d an against edical advice for when refusing any treat ent that is within the standard of
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care.
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7. When the nurse is unsure how to perfor a client care procedure that is high risk and lo
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wvolu e, his or her best action in this situation would be what?
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a. Ask another nurse. c* c*
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c. Look up the procedure in a nursing textbook.c* c* c* c* c* c* c*
d. First consult the agency procedure anual
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ANS: D c *
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ation on correct client procedures. These policies should reflect the current standardsof ca
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re and the individual state’s guidelines. Each nurse is responsible for his or her own pract
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ice. Relying on another nurse ay not always be a safe practice. Each nurse is obligated t
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o follow the standards of care for safe client care delivery. Physicians are responsible for
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*their own client care activity. Nurses ay follow safe orders fro physicians, but they are
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also responsible for the activities that they, as nurses, are to carry out. Infor ation provide
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d in a nursing textbook is basic infor ation for general knowledge.Further ore, the infor ati
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on in a textbook ay not reflect the current standard of care or the individual state or hosp
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ital policies. c*
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01: 21st Century aternity and Wo en’s Health Nursing Lowder ilk: aternity
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weight (LBW)infant, which factor is the ost i portant for the nurse to consider?
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a. African-A erican race c* c*
b. Cigarette s oking c* c*
c. Poor nutritional status c* c*
d. Li ited aternal education c* c*c* c*
ANS: A c *
The rise in the overall LBW rates were due to increases in LBW births to non-
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Hispanic black wo en (13.35%) and Hispanic wo en (7.21%); non-
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Hispanic black infants are al ost twice as likely as non-
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Hispanic white infants to be of LBW and to die in the first year of life.. Race is a non odi
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fiable risk factor. Cigarette s oking is an i portant factor inpotential infant ortality rates, b
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ut it is not the ost i portant. Additionally, s oking is a odifiable risk factor. Poor nutritio
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n is an i portant factor in potential infant ortality rates, but it is not the ost i portant. Ad
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ditionally, nutritional status is a odifiable risk factor. aternal education is an i portant fa
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ctor in potential infant ortality rates, but it is not the ost i portant. Additionally, aternal
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education is a odifiable risk factor. c* c* c*c* c* c*
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ality, which intervention is ost i portant for the nurse to includein the client’s plan of c
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are?
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d. Explain to the wo an the i portance of keeping her prenatal care appoint ents.
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ANS: D c *
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ed with infant ortality. Nutritional status is an i portant odifiable risk factor, butit is not th
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e ost i portant action a nurse should take in this situation. The client ay need assistance f
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ro a social worker at so e ti e during her pregnancy, but a referral to a socialworker is no
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t the ost i portant aspect the nurse should address at this ti e. If the wo an has identifiabl
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e high-
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not be assu ed that all African-A erican wo en have high-
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riskissues. In addition, advising the wo an to see an obstetrician is not the ost i portant as
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pect on which the nurse should focus at this ti e, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to a
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dvise or anage the type of care a client is to receive.
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3. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to co pare thei
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rperfor ance in providing aternal-
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newborn care against clinical standards. This co parison process is ost co only kno
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wn as what? c* c*
a. Best practices network c* c*
b. Clinical bench arking c* c*
c. Outco es-oriented pracNtiU
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d. Evidence-based practice c*
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bench arks or standards. The ter best practice refers to a progra or servicethat has been
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recognized for its excellence. Clinical bench arking is a process used to co pare one’s ow
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n perfor ance against the perfor ance of the best in an area of service. The ter evidence-
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based practice refers to the provision of care based on evidence gained through research
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and clinical trials. c* c*
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C* SC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environ ent
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4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initi
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alassess ent of a 21-year-
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old Hispanic client with li ited English proficiency. Whichintervention is the ost i
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portant for the nurse to i ple ent?
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a. Use aternity jargon to enable the client to beco e fa iliar with these ter s.
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b. Speak quickly and efficiently to expedite the visit. c* c* c* c* c* c* c*
c. Provide the client with handouts. c* c* c* c*
d. Assess whether the client understands the discussion. c* c* c* c* c* c*
ANS: D c *
Nurses contribute to health literacy by using si ple, co on words, avoiding jargon, ande
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valuating whether the client understands the discussion. Speaking slowly and clearly an
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dfocusing on what is i portant will increase understanding. ost client education aterialsa
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re written at a level too high for the average adult and ay not be useful for a client wit
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hli ited English proficiency.
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C* SC: Client Needs: Health Pro otion and aintenance
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5. Which state ent best exe plifies conte porary aternity nursing?
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a. Use of idwives for all vaginal deliveries c* c*c* c* c* c* c*
b. Fa ily-centered care c* c*
c. Free-standing birth clinics c* c*
d. Physician-
driven careANS: B c* *c c *
, Maternity and Women's Health Care 13th Edition Lowdermilk Tes
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Conte porary aternity nursing focuses on the fa ily’s needs and desires. Fathers, partners,
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grandparents, and siblings ay be present for the birth and participate in activitiessuch as
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cutting the baby’s u bilical cord. Both idwives and physicians perfor vaginal deliveries.
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Free-
standing clinics are an exa ple of alternative birth options. Conte porary aternity nursing
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is driven by the relationship between nurses and their clients.
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PTS: 1 DIF:
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6. A 38-year-old Hispanic wo an vaginally delivered a 9-pound, 6-
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ounce baby girl after beingin labor for 43 hours. The baby died 3 days later fro sepsis. O
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n what grounds could the wo an have a legiti ate legal case for negligence?
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a. Inexperienced aternity nurse was assigned to care for the client. c*c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c*
b. Client was past her due date by 3 days. c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c*
c. Standard of care was not et. c* c* c* c* c*c*
d. Client refused electronic fetal onitoring. c* c* c* c*c*
ANS: C c *
Not eeting the standard of care is a legiti ate factor for a case of negligence. An inexpe
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rienced aternity nurse would need to display co petency before being assigned tocare for
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clients on his or her own. This client ay have been past her due date; however, ater pr
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egnancy often goes beyond 40 weeks of gestation. Although fetal onitoring is thestanda
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rd of care, the client has the right to refuse treat ent. This refusal is not a case for neglig
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ence, but infor ed consent should be properly obtained, and the client should have signe
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d an against edical advice for when refusing any treat ent that is within the standard of
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care.
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C* SC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environ ent
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7. When the nurse is unsure how to perfor a client care procedure that is high risk and lo
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wvolu e, his or her best action in this situation would be what?
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a. Ask another nurse. c* c*
b. Discuss the procedure with the client’s physician. c* c* c* c* c* c*
c. Look up the procedure in a nursing textbook.c* c* c* c* c* c* c*
d. First consult the agency procedure anual
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ANS: D c *
Following the agency’s policies and procedures anual is always best when seeking infor
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ation on correct client procedures. These policies should reflect the current standardsof ca
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re and the individual state’s guidelines. Each nurse is responsible for his or her own pract
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ice. Relying on another nurse ay not always be a safe practice. Each nurse is obligated t
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o follow the standards of care for safe client care delivery. Physicians are responsible for
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*their own client care activity. Nurses ay follow safe orders fro physicians, but they are
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also responsible for the activities that they, as nurses, are to carry out. Infor ation provide
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d in a nursing textbook is basic infor ation for general knowledge.Further ore, the infor ati
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on in a textbook ay not reflect the current standard of care or the individual state or hosp
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ital policies. c*
