A nurse develops a career-long professional development plan to maintain competence and expand knowledge. Which strategies support ongoing professional growth? Select all that apply.

On the image below, which part of the spinal column appear to be fractured?    

A nurse develops a discharge plan for a 72-year-old client requiring home oxygen therapy. Which actions demonstrate elements of patient- and family-centered care? Select all that apply.

A nurse with three years of experience in medical-surgical nursing is creating a five-year professional development plan. The nurse’s state requires 30 contact hours of continuing education for license renewal every two years and the employing hospital mandates annual competency validation for high-risk procedures. Which approach best demonstrates a comprehensive plan for maintaining competence?

A nurse manager implements strategies to support staff involvement in a decentralized decision-making model. Which actions demonstrate effective manager support? Select all that apply.

A nurse delegates morning care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP) who recently completed orientation. Which actions demonstrate appropriate delegation principles? Select all that apply.

A nurse reviews the care plan for a 67-year-old client 2 days post-abdominal surgery: provider orders include “ambulate in hallway twice daily” and “incentive spirometry every 2 hours while awake.” The nurse notes decreased breath sounds in lung bases and initiates coughing and deep-breathing exercises without a specific order. Which statement best describes this nursing action?

A nurse manager on a medical unit wants to support staff involvement in decentralized decision-making. The manager observes that staff nurses rarely contribute ideas during unit meetings and defer most decisions to leadership. Which action by the manager best supports staff engagement in shared governance?

A nurse evaluates a 58-year-old client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after implementing breathing exercises and bronchodilator therapy: the expected outcome was “client will demonstrate improved gas exchange within 24 hours.” Which evaluative measure most accurately determines whether the outcome was achieved?

A nurse admits a 76-year-old client to the medical unit at 1400: the client takes furosemide 40 mg daily at home, has a history of urinary urgency, and ambulates independently with a cane. The nurse notes the rubber tip on the cane is worn smooth. Which action best demonstrates anticipating and preventing complications?