The nurse is caring for a client on metoprolol. Before administering the medication, the nurse checks the client’s blood pressure (BP) and apical pulse. The client’s BP is 122/78 mm Hg, and the apical pulse is 59 beats per minute. What action should the nurse take next?
A nurse is providing care to a patient with complaints of pa…
A nurse is providing care to a patient with complaints of pain, who just returned from appendectomy surgery. What documentation entry in the patient’s medical record is most complete?
The nurse received hand-off report on four clients who requi…
The nurse received hand-off report on four clients who require medications at 0800. Which action by the nurse adheres to the six rights of medication administration?
A client has been diagnosed as having a fluid volume deficit…
A client has been diagnosed as having a fluid volume deficit following surgery. The nurse interprets that this complication is not resolving if which urine specific gravity measurement is obtained?
When the nurse taps at the level of the client’s facial nerv…
When the nurse taps at the level of the client’s facial nerve, the following response is noted. What would the nurse suspect is causing this response? Refer to figure.
What are examples of inadequate documentation that may lead…
What are examples of inadequate documentation that may lead to a malpractice claim? (Select all that apply.)
Therapeutic Phlebotomies for Hereditary Hemochromatosis and…
Therapeutic Phlebotomies for Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Testosterone replacement therapy are acceptable for allogeneic blood donation if the Blood Collection Facility has an exception or waiver from the________
Asking friends and relatives to donate for a patient as a di…
Asking friends and relatives to donate for a patient as a directed donor has a false sense of ‘safety’. Describe what the inaccurate perception is referring to. Be detailed, specific, and use appropriate references.
A client reports having had two bowel movements this morning…
A client reports having had two bowel movements this morning and refuses a scheduled stool softener. Following the appropriate documentation in the medication administration record (MAR), what action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?
Explain why a donor who exclusively donates platelets could…
Explain why a donor who exclusively donates platelets could be iron deficient?