Can student nurses photocopy part of a client's chart?
Photocopying part of the client's chart is a breach of confidentiality and privacy
What type of strategy is being used during collaboration, mediation and negotiation?
All three are conflict resolution strategies
A nurse manager is presenting an in-service about preventing readmission of clients due to complications after joint replacement surgery. Which leadership task is the nurse performing?
Advocacy: The nurse acts as an advocate by promoting and protecting safety for staff and clients by providing information that allows staff to act autonomously.
Who is responsible to review a surgical procedure with a client?
The provider , this action is not within the nurse's scope of practice.
A client has questions about alternative treatments regarding an upcoming procedure. What is the nurses response to the client?
Notify the provider, discussing alternative treatments is not in a nurse's scope of practice.
Is it appropriate for an RN to assign routine wound irrigation to an AP?
Wound irrigation is not in the AP's scope of practice.
The RN has assigned an LPN to perform routine wound irrigation, is this appropriate?
Routine wound irrigation is in an LPN's scope of practice
A school-aged was taken to the received a laceration on his forearm while playing soccer. His coach and a friend's parent took him to the ER. The nurse should expect to obtain informed consent from which person?
The parent or legal guardian are authorized
What is the age range for school aged children?
6-12 years
Why do nurse case managers use critical pathways in the planning of patient care?
They are used to implement evidence-based strategies for patients with a common diagnosis to promote cost-effective care.
Is it appropriate for a nurse manager to assign LPN's to initiate care to class II (yellow tag) patients?
No - Class II clients require treatment within 30min - 2 hours. These patients also need an initial assessment which is not with an LPN's scope of practice. LPN's are allowed to provide care for class III (green tag) patients who have non-urgent and minor