ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE

ATI Comp Predictor Retake 2 FLASHCARDS LEARN WRITE SPELL TEST MATCH GRAVITY Upgrade to remove ads Only $1/month what is delegation? CLICK THE CARD TO FLIP IT transferring the authority and responsibility to another team member to complete a task, while retaining accountability CLICK THE ARROWS BELOW TO ADVANCE RN's can NOT delegate what to a PN or AP? nursing process, client education, or tasks that require clinical judgment. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :51:26 GMT -05:00 don't delegate anything you can E.A.T. (evaluate, assess, and treat) 1/52 Terms in this set (52) what is delegation? transferring the authority and responsibility to another team member to complete a task, while retaining accountability RN's can NOT delegate what to a PN or AP? nursing process, client education, or tasks that require clinical judgment. don't delegate anything you can E.A.T. (evaluate, assess, and treat) What tasks can RN's delegate to AP's? -activities of daily living (ADLs) -bathing, grooming, dressing -toileting, ambulating, positioning -feeding (without swallowing precautions) -bed making -specimen collection -Intake and output -vital signs (stable clients) what are the 5 rights of delegation? right task right circumstance right person right direction and communication right supervision and evaluation nurses transcribes medications onto what? medication administration record (MAR) what are the rights to safe medication administration? right client right medication right dose right time right route right documentation right client right to refuse Prioritizing multiple clients This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :51:26 GMT -05:00 systemic before local (life over limb) ex: client in shock vs client with limb injury acute before chronic (client who has new injury/illness such as mental confusion, chest pain vs client with long-term chronic illness medical emergencies vs expected findings (client with increasing ICP who has a new diagnosis of a stroke vs the findings expected following a stroke) Priority setting framework ABC's and disability and exposure safe and secure environment love and belonging self-esteem self-actualization what is magnesium sulfate used for prevent seizures by depressing the CNS in clients who have eclampsia and severe preeclampsia maintain fluid restriction of 100-125 mL/hr signs for magnesium sulfate toxicity cardiac dysrhythmias output urine less than 30 mL/hr respiration less than 12 absent DTRs (hyporeflexia) LOC decreased (CORAL) antidote for magnesium sulfate calcium gluconate what is the nurses role in the informed consent witness the clients signature and that it has been appropriately obtained what is an ischemic stroke an embolus that travels from another part of the body to the cerebral artery blood to the brain is occluded causing neurological deficits or loss of consciousness how do you treat an ischemic stroke alteplase also known as tPa unless contraindicated due to active bleeding nutrition for client who experienced ischemic stroke -assess swallowing and gag reflexes. -use speech-language pathologist -have client sit upright and swallow with the head and neck flexed slightly forward -place food in back of mouth on the unaffected side -have suction on standby -maintain distraction free environment what is heat therapy used for