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the nursing manager orsupervisor. (correct)
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clipboard at the CAREGIVERs'station for other CAREGIVERs to
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access.
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with the date, time, and his or her initials. The CAREGIVER should also
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situation. Options 1, 2, and 4 represent unsafe charting actions. Only option
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3 follows the guidelines for safe computer charting.
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the client sitting on the floor. The LPN calls the registered CAREGIVER,
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who checks the client thoroughly and then assists the client back into bed.
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health care provider (HCP) are notified of the incident. Which is the next
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reference made to it in the client's record. Theincident report is not a
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substitute for a complete entry in the client's record concerning the
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incident.
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department after aserious accident. Surgery is required immediately to
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procedure, which is the best action? - Call the nursing supervisor to
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procedure.
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consent of an adult client is not needed. One instance is when an
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informed consent would result in injury or death to theclient. The second
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pediatric unit for the day becausethe unit is understaffed and needs
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additional CAREGIVERs to care for the clients. The CAREGIVER has
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never worked in the pediatric unit. Which is the appropriate nursing action?
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of knowledge for the performance of assigned tasks. When faced with this
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present and that the clientis preparing a living will. The living will requires
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that the client's signature be witnessed, andthe client asks the CAREGIVER
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to witness the signature. Which is the appropriate nursing action? –
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client. The client'ssignature either must be witnessed by specified
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witness, including the CAREGIVER in a facility in which the client is
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ago from another CAREGIVER, butthe client still has severe pain. The
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CAREGIVER has previously observed this same occurrence.
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police.
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may cause a conflict.
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example that may relate to invasion of client privacy.
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Which nursing action indicates a violation of client privacy? - Threatening
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Which is a recommended guideline for safe computerized charting? -
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clipboard at the CAREGIVERs'station for other CAREGIVERs to
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access.
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records, the CAREGIVER should type an explanation into the computer file
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information, and it should not be copied, placed in the chart, or have any
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reference made to it in the client's record. Theincident report is not a
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substitute for a complete entry in the client's record concerning the
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department after aserious accident. Surgery is required immediately to
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save the client's life. With regard to informed consent for the surgical
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procedure, which is the best action? - Call the nursing supervisor to
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initiate a court order for the surgical procedure.
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procedure.
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consent of an adult client is not needed. One instance is when an
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emergency is present and delaying treatment for the purpose of obtaining
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pediatric unit for the day becausethe unit is understaffed and needs
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additional CAREGIVERs to care for the clients. The CAREGIVER has
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never worked in the pediatric unit. Which is the appropriate nursing action?
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solve their understaffing problems. Legally the CAREGIVER cannot
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refuse to float unless a union contract guarantees that the CAREGIVER
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can only work in a specified area or the CAREGIVER can prove a lack
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of knowledge for the performance of assigned tasks. When faced with this
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situation, the CAREGIVERshould identify potential areas of harm to the
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present and that the clientis preparing a living will. The living will requires
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client. The client'ssignature either must be witnessed by specified
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nursing supervisor and the health care provider to inform them of the
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occurrence. The CAREGIVER completes the incident report for which
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purpose? –
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The appropriate method of reporting to local, state, and federal agencies
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accidents, and thenursing actions taken as a result of the occurrence are
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internal to the institution or agency. Documentation on the incident report
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allows the CAREGIVER and administration to review the quality of care
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ago from another CAREGIVER, butthe client still has severe pain. The
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CAREGIVER has previously observed this same occurrence.
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should plan to take which action? -Report the information to the
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police.
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impaired CAREGIVERs. The state board of nursing has jurisdiction over
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regarding client rights. TheCAREGIVER asks the lawyer to describe an
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example that may relate to invasion of client privacy.
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Which nursing action indicates a violation of client privacy? - Threatening
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to place a client inrestraints
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