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The nurse is caring for clients on a medical-surgical floor. Which tasks related to pain management can be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.
- A. assessing the pain level on a scale of 1-10
- B. reminding clients to report pain immediately
- C. reporting facial grimacing in unresponsive clients
- D. asking clients directly, 'Are you having any pain right now?'
- E. giving acetaminophen (Tylenol) after the nurse obtains the medication but is interrupted to attend a code blue before she administers it
Correct Answer: B,C,D
Rationale: UAPs can remind clients to report pain (B), report objective signs like grimacing (C), and ask about pain presence (D), as these tasks do not require clinical judgment. Assessing pain levels (A) requires nursing judgment, and administering medications (E) is outside the UAP's scope.
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- A. breach of confidentiality
- B. failure to seek administrative approval
- C. unethical conduct
- D. unprofessional conduct
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Allowing the photo and its public posting without consent violates client confidentiality under HIPAA.
The nurse is charting on his client, who had an open appendectomy the previous day. Which are appropriate nursing documentation entries? Select all that apply.
- A. The client appeared anxious when several family members came to visit.
- B. The client appeared angry when the health care provider changed her medications.
- C. The client tolerated 80% of the lunch tray with no complaints of nausea or stomach cramping.
- D. The client ambulated 200 feet in the hall with a cane. No dyspnea or syncope noticed. Tolerated well.
Correct Answer: C,D
Rationale: Objective entries about meal tolerance and ambulation are appropriate. Subjective terms like 'appeared anxious' or 'appeared angry' lack measurable data.
Which diagnostic tool is most commonly used to determine the location of the myocardial damage?
- A. electrocardiogram (ECG)
- B. echocardiogram
- C. cardiac enzymes
- D. cardiac catheterization
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An ECG is the primary tool to identify the location of myocardial damage by showing characteristic waveform changes. Echocardiograms assess heart function, enzymes indicate damage but not location, and catheterization is invasive and less common initially.
Which statement concerning informed consent is false?
- A. Persons 17 years of age and younger may not give informed consent.
- B. A married minor may not give informed consent.
- C. A pregnant minor may give informed consent.
- D. An adult 18 years of age and older may give informed consent.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Married minors can give informed consent, making this statement false. Pregnant minors and adults 18+ can also consent, while those 17 and younger typically cannot.
The ED nurse is attending orientation for nurses new to working in the ED. As part of the training, the ED nurse would expect to report which conditions to the proper authorities? Select all that apply.
- A. West Nile virus
- B. herpes simplex
- C. gunshot wounds
- D. elder abuse or neglect
- E. bites from an unknown dog
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E
Rationale: West Nile virus, gunshot wounds, elder abuse, and unknown dog bites are reportable due to public health or legal mandates.