Leadership ATI Final Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers

An assertive approach.. required that the nurse manager take some direct action to help resolve the situation. -Assertive behavior involved discusing a situation directly with the person(s) involved. Lithium carbonate toxicity Poor coordination is an advanced symptoms of lithium carbonate toxicity. Mental confusion and coarse tremors are also associated with lithium levels of 1.5-2.0 mEq/L. This is the PRIORITY Planning The actual writing of an expected outcome is done in the planning phase of the nursing care plan. During panning, the nurse establishes goals and outcomes for the client and selects the interventions that will help achieve those goals and outcomes. Planning also involves setting care priorities. Evaluation Evaluation is the portion of the nursing process where the nurse uses critical thinking skills to determine whether application of the nursing process and implementation of the treatment plan have resulted in an improvement in the client's status. Analyzing Analysis/diagnosis is the portion of the nursing process where the nurse uses critical thinking skills to identify the client's health status or problems, interpret data, reach a nursing judgment about the client's health status and coping mechanisms, and provide direction for nursing care. Assessment Assessment is the portion of the nursing process where the nurse uses critical thinking skills to collect subjective and objective data about the client to help plan the appropriate interventions. What does an incident report contain? The incident report should contain the client's name, age, and diagnosis. The report should contain a factual description of the incident, any injuries experienced by those involved, and the outcome of the situation Who can give tracheostomy care? An RN may delegate the task of performing tracheostomy suctioning for a client who is stable or whose tracheostomy is not new to the LPN. This task is within their scope of practice. What CAN NOT be delegated by the RN? RNs cannot delegate the nursing process, client education, or tasks that require nursing judgment to LPNs.