How to tie a restraint - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCLEX RN ATI REVIEW.Contributing factors Fall - correct answer Older age Impaired mobility Cognitive and/or Sensory impairment Bowel and bladder dysfuntion Side effects of medications History of falls Nursing interventions Falls - correct answer Complete a fall risk assessment Communicate identified risks with the health care team Assign clients at risk falls to a room close to nurses' stations and assess frequently Provide clients with nonskid footwear Keep the floor free of clutte...

HESI RN EXIT EXAM V1-V7 (LATEST ) / RN EXIT HESI EXAM V1,V2,V3,V4,V5,V6,V7 1. Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse? • Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream 2. A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions at his last visit returns ...

What are the essential characteristics of a healthy nursing environment? - ANSWER communication: clear concise to patients and others collaboration: patient care is a team event decision-making: critical thinking is essential to ICU staffing ratios: in ICU typically 1-3 What are a few patient stressors in the critical care setting? - ANSWER Acute response stressors Environmental (light and noise) Anxiety Delirium How can nurses decrease the stress levels of their patients? - ANSW...

PENN FOSTER VETERINARY ASSISTANT- HANDLING AND RESTRAINT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% GUARANTEED Chemical restraints certain drugs, such as sedatives, that restrain a animal by controlling his or her behavior Manual Restraint Using your hands to hold the animal in the desired position Mechanical restraint Use of equipment like leashes, collars, restraint bags, and poles on an animal. How to make a gauze muzzle Step 1: Take a long piece of bandage and tie a lar...

A nurse is teaching a client and his family how to care for the client's tracheostomy at home. Which of the following instructions is appropriate for the client and family? 1. Remove the outer cannula cautiously for routine cleaning. 2. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors. 3. Use sterile technique when performing tracheostomy care at home. 4. Cleanse irritated skin with full-strength hydrogen peroxide. - 2. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors. A nurse is giving an end-of-shift repo...

1. A nurse manager is preparing to institute a new system for scheduling staff. Several nurses have verbalized their concern over the possible changes that will occur. Which of the following is an appropriate method to facilitate the adoption of the new scheduling system? A. Identify nurses who accept the change to help influence other staff nurses B. Provide a brief overview of the new scheduling system immediately before it implementation C. Introduce the new scheduling system by descri...

How can you identify your patient? Name Date of birth MR number NOT Room number R.A.C.E R: Remove and rescue patients A: Activate fire alarm C: Contain fire E: Extinguish Restraints If a client can easily remove the device, it does not qualify as a physical restraint. A provider order for restraints can never be written in advance for "what if" situations or "as needed" (i.e., PRN). Always attempt to use the least restrictive form of restraint and/or safety devic...

NGN 2024 HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+. While assessing a radial artery catheter, the client complains of numbness and pain distal to the insertion site. What interventions should the nurse implement? - ANSWER>>Promptly remove the arterial catheter from the radial artery. A client is admitted with an epidural hematoma that resulted from a skateboarding accident. To differentiate the vascular source of the...

A nurse is teaching a client and his family how to care for the client's tracheostomy at home. Which of the following instructions is appropriate for the client and family? 1. Remove the outer cannula cautiously for routine cleaning. 2. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors. 3. Use sterile technique when performing tracheostomy care at home. 4. Cleanse irritated skin with full-strength hydrogen peroxide. - 2. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors. A nurse is giving an end-of-shift rep...

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - ANSWER-The dose A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - ANSWER-Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is caring for a cl...