A nurse is providing client report using the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) format. Using SBAR, in which order should the nurse provide the information in the report? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is collaborating with the interprofessional team and reviewing a client's electronic medical record of a post-operative client.

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Nurses' Notes

1315:

Client is postoperative following an open cholecystectomy. Client's partner is at bedside. Surgical dressing intact, with small amount of serosanguineous drainage on dressings. Client reports pain as 5 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client requests a dose of their pain medication. Client expresses concern regarding the cost of prescription medications. Client reports being unable to find transportation to follow-up appointment.

Plan of Care

1300:

Case management referral for discharge planning. Client will need home health referral for dressing changes. Client to follow up with the provider at the clinic in one week.

A nurse is providing client report using the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) format. Using SBAR, in which order should the nurse provide the information in the report? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription from a provider for propranolol 40 mg PO BID. When reading back the information to the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness and states that they wish to discontinue their enteral feedings. The nurse responds by saying, "You have a right to refuse treatment." This response by the nurse demonstrates which of the following ethical principles?

A nurse is attending a quality improvement meeting. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when initiating a quality improvement program to address health care-associated infections?

A nurse is assisting in a client education class for fire safety in the home. Which of the following statements by a client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates fidelity?

A nurse at a rehabilitation facility is planning to attend an interprofessional team meeting to discuss a client who is recovering from abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prepare for the meeting?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about chemotherapy-induced nausea. Which of the following food selections indicates the newly licensed nurse understands the teaching?

A nurse is contributing to a quality improvement plan to improve the shift reporting process on the unit. Which of the following actions is the first step the nurse should suggest to promote a change in the reporting process?