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What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - Answer - ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will ...

A nurse is caring for a group of clients, which of the following can be assigned to an assistive personnel? - Answer a. Collecting a stool specimen to test for occult blood. A nurse is working on a unit for clients with dementia. Which of the following client situations requires the nurse to writ...

A nurse at a long-term care facility is caring for a client who requires oral suctioning. Which of the following supplies should the nurse plan to use for this task? - Answer yankeurs catheter rationale: A Yankauer catheter is a clean suction catheter used when performing oral and oropharyngeal s...

Which of these instructions should a nurse include in the teaching plan for a client who had removal of a cataract in the left eye? a. "Forcefully cough and take deep breaths every two hours to keep your airway clear." b. "Perform the prescribed eye exercises each day to strengthen your eye mus...

DO NOT delegate what you can...EAT (Acronym) - Answer What you can *EAT* *E*-evaluate *A*-assess * T-*teach Addison's & Cushings - Answer Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycem...

Nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache. - Answer 180. A nurse is assisting with the admission of an adolescent client who is suspected of having bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 179. A nurse is planni...

Signs/Symptoms of Hypothyroidism - Answer Intolerance to cold, constipation, weight gain, thick-brittle fingernails, bradycardia, hypotension Nursing care for hypothyroidism - Answer Monitor for low BP, bradycardia, edema and monitor weight. A task an AP can do - Answer Specimen collection ...

Delegation for effective task management. - Answer A nurse is responsible for providing clear directions when a task is initially delegated and for periodic reassessment and evaluation of the outcome of the task. RNs must delegate tasks so that they can complete higher level tasks. RNs may deleg...

Delegate to PN - Answer monitor findings reinforce teaching trach care suctioning NG tube patency check insert urinary cath administer med Delegate to AP - Answer ADLS bathing grooming dressing toileting ambulating feeding WITHOUT SWALLOWING PRECAUTIONS specimen collection record I...

a nurse reinforces teaching to a client about end-of-life decisions. which information about advance directives is correct? a. informed consent should be verified b. a health care proxy can be designated c. specific dietary restrictions are identified d. legal counsel is needed to make decisio...

Do not delegate - Answer What you can *EAT* *E*-evaluate *A*-assess * T-*teach Addison's & Cushings - Answer Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia Better peripheral perfu...