Administration in a facility is charged with developing a shared governance structure within nursing to develop/revise policies/procedure, and to weigh in on decisions that ultimately support the success of the facility.

What is this process called?

Who is recognized as the “mother of psychiatric nursing”?

The nurse is providing education to the staff about delirium.

Which statement made by a staff member indicates a need for further education?

An ICU nurse has had many discussions with fellow nursing colleagues about allowing patient families to visit as often as the patient’s condition will allow.

Which patient and family need is the nurse considering in these conversations?

A nurse is caring for a patient from Mexico and ensures to incorporate the patient’s cultural traditions, values, and beliefs into the care plan.

Which nursing theorist’s principles does this action align with?

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).

The nurse is observing a new nurse set up a sterile field.

Which of the following actions made by the new nurse requires immediate intervention?

The nurse is assessing a patient being cared for at the end of life. Which of the following respiratory patterns would be expected?

The nurse reviews morning lab results on his patients.

Based on these lab results which patient should the nurse see first?

The nurse is assessing the apical pulse. Where should the stethoscope be placed?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a systemic staphylococci infection from the client’s own flora. The nurse correctly notes that this is an example of a(n):