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

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

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

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?

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?

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?

A diabetic client reports being terminated from their employment for using their glucose meter. Which law does this action infringe upon?

A nursing student confidently communicates with a patient before performing a procedure for the first time, assuring the patient of their ability to safely carry out the procedure.

This demonstrates which critical thinking attitude?

A nursing educator is utilizing case studies from one demographic to instruct a different demographic on ethical decision-making.

Which ethical system does this approach exemplify?

The nurse reviews morning lab results on his patients.

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

A physician expresses anger towards a nurse assisting him in the operating room in front of the patient and other team members because the nurse did not hand him instruments quickly enough.

The nurse later addresses the physician privately using the DESC tool. Which statement represents the “E” component of this tool?