A team of nurses is planning to develop evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes for residents in all age groups in their community. Which questions should they use as appropriately worded PICOT questions? Select all that apply

A winter storm has prevented most of the staff on a busy medical-surgical unit from getting to work, one RN, two LPNs, and three unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) began their shift. What nursing care delivery system should be implemented?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed Ds lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Which statement by a team leader demonstrates accountability? Select all that apply

The nurse manager is discussing the facility's tornado protocol with the staff. Which instructions should the nurse manager include in the discussion? Select all that apply.

An experienced nurse on a medical-surgical unit is aware that new research states there is no benefit to rotating intravenous access sites to reduce phlebitis in hospitalized patients. The nurse overhears a new graduate nurse telling a client that they are planning to insert another intravenous line to rotate the site. What is the most appropriate action for the experienced nurse to take?

A nurse is caring for a client is who has a deep vein thrombosis and is prescribed heparin by continuous IV infusion at 200 units/hr. Available is heparin 25.000 units in 500 mL DSW. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

The RN charge nurse is assigning duties on a postpartum unit with two registered nurses (RNs), two licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and two unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs). Which task or assignment is most appropriate?

The nurse is formulating a PICOT question regarding the efficacy of medications in treating strep throat in pediatric clients. For each example, click to indicate the step of the PICOT format to which it correlates.

There is an active shooter in the emergency department. What should the nurse do first?

A hospitalized client tells the nurse that an advanced directive is being prepared and that the lawyer will be bringing the document to the hospital today for witness signatures. The client asks the nurse for assistance in obtaining a witness to the will. Which is the most appropriate response to the client?