A nurse is caring for a patient who is a long-term smoker and is in the early stages of COPD.

The patient expresses interest in quitting smoking and has been asking about smoking cessation aids. The nurse interprets this as which stage of Lewin’s Change Theory?

A nurse is conducting a medication count of narcotics in the cart.

The nurse discovers an incorrect count and missing narcotic medication. Which ethical standard compels the nurse to report the missing medication?

A nurse is teaching a patient how to change their surgical dressing. The patient is able to perform a return demonstration.

Which learning domain has been demonstrated?

A 57-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with a left upper wound infection (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] and several gram-negative bacteria) and cellulitis 5 days ago.

Her wound is packed and requires a dressing change twice a day.

She is scheduled for discharge to home with her daughter to continue antibiotic therapy for another week.

What health teaching should the nurse include as part of the discharge instructions for the patient and her daughter?

Select all that apply.

A patient arrives at the clinic reporting a new onset of angina pectoris that has persisted for the last 30 minutes. What should be the nurse’s initial action?

A patient has been discharged home following a hospital stay for a hip fracture sustained in a fall. The provider has ordered physical therapy to help the patient regain strength and flexibility.

To which tertiary service is the patient likely to be referred?

In the context of SBAR Communication, which part of the following message corresponds to the “A” in SBAR?

Prescription Order: 1g in 50 mL to infuse over 30 minutes; gtt factor= 15gtts/1mL. How many drops per minute will you infuse?

The nurse is reviewing a safety competency designed to reduce the risk of harm to patients and providers through system effectiveness and individual performance.

Which group develops these safety competencies?

A nurse working in a care area that uses paper charting notices an error when recording a patient’s vital signs in the patient record.

Which option adheres to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for making corrections to documentation?

The nurse is reassessing a 57-year-old female client who was admitted to the hospital with a left upper arm open wound infection (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] and several gram-negative bacteria) and cellulitis 5 days ago.

Tomorrow she is scheduled for discharge to home with her daughter to continue oral antibiotic therapy for another 10 days.

For each assessment finding, use the choices from the drop-down box to indicate whether the interventions were Effective (helped to meet expected outcomes), Ineffective (did not help to meet expected outcomes), or Unrelated (not related to the expected outcomes).