To help prevent litigation by a dissatisfied client, which objective is most important to include in the orientation classes for staff nurses? New nursing staff members will

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The nurse leading a care team on a medical surgical unit is assigning client care to a practical nurse (PN) and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task should the nurse delegate to the PN?

After an interdisciplinary team meeting regarding the client's request to die a natural death, the primary healthcare provider refuses to write the do-not-resuscitate instructions. Which action should the nurse take?

A client who fell at home and experienced a brief loss of consciousness becomes increasingly confused after admission to the medical unit. The family presents the client's signed power of attorney and a home medication list. When reporting to the healthcare provider using SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication, which information should the nurse provide first?

Following a six-week refresher course, a female nurse who has been out of the workforce for 10 years is assigned to a medical unit for orientation. After the first week of orientation, the charge nurse notes that the orientee is overwhelmed by her daily assignments, which are less than one-half the assignments of the regular staff, and the assignments are incomplete at the end of each day. The following week, which action is best for the charge nurse to take?

A charge nurse agrees to cover another nurse's assignment during a lunch break. Based on the status report provided by the nurse who is leaving for lunch, which client should be checked first by the charge nurse?

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Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

An adult client is admitted via the emergency department (ED) with a head injury that will initially require intensive care. Which nurse should be responsible for coordinating the progression of this client's care through rehabilitation and discharge?

The nurse manager observes that the staff nurse has used wrist restraints to help secure an older female client in her wheelchair. The client is pleading for the nurse to release her arms. The nurse explains to the nurse-manager that the client needs to be restrained in the wheelchair so that the nurse can change her bed linens. Which priority action should the nurse manager take?

The fire alarm goes off while the charge nurse is receiving the shift report. Which action should the charge nurse implement first?

During an evening shift on a medical unit, the only nurse on the unit is busy with an unstable client. The unit clerk, who is also both a certified medication aide and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), reports to the nurse that a healthcare provider is on the telephone and wishes to prescribe an as needed (PRN) dose of an oral over-the counter laxative for a client who is constipated. Which instruction should the nurse provide the unit clerk?

A postoperative client's respiratory rate decreased from 14 breaths/minute to 6 breaths/minute after administration of an opioid analgesic. Thirty minutes later, the client's respiratory rate decreases to 4 breaths/minute, and the nurse caring for the client notifies the healthcare provider and administers a dose of IV naloxone. The charge nurse should counsel the nurse regarding which intervention?