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Prioritization, Delegation, and Exam Questions & Answers for the NCLEX ® Examination
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Prioritization, Delegation, and Exam Questions & Answers for the NCLEX ® Examination-You are the charge nurse. A client with chronic pain reports to you that the nurses have not been responding to re... quests for pain medication. What is your initial action? 1. Check the medication administration records (MARs) for the past several days. 2. Ask the nurse educator to provide in-service training about pain management. 3. Perform a complete pain assessment on the client and take a pain history. 4. Have a conference with the nurses responsible for the care of this client. - 1. Ans: 4 As charge nurse, you must assess the performance and attitude of the staff in relation to this client. After data are gathered from the nurses, additional information can be obtained from the records and the client as necessary. The educator may be of assistance if a knowledge deficit or need for performance improvement is the problem. Focus: Supervision, prioritization LaCharity, Linda A.; Kumagai, Candice K.; Bartz, Barbara (2013-11-22). Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Excercises for the NCLEX Exam (p. 3). Elsevier Health Sciences. Kindle Edition. 2. Family members are encouraging your client to "tough out the pain" rather than risk drug addiction to narcotics. The client is stoically abiding. You recognize that the sociocultural dimension of pain is the current priority for the client. Which question will you ask? 1. " Where is the pain located, and does it radiate to other parts of your body?" 2. " How would you describe the pain, and how is it affecting you?" 3. " What do you believe about pain medication and drug addiction?" 4. " How is the pain affecting your activity level and your ability to function?" 5. " What information do you need about pain, healing, and addiction?" - 2. Ans: 3 Beliefs, attitudes, and familial influence are part of the sociocultural dimension of pain. Location and radiation of pain address the sensory dimension. Describing pain and its effects addresses the affective dimension. Activity level and function address the behavioral dimension. Asking about knowledge addresses the cognitive dimension. Focus: Prioritization 3. LaCharity, Linda A.; Kumagai, Candice K.; Bartz, Barbara (2013-11-22). Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Excercises for the NCLEX Exam (p. 3). Elsevier Health Sciences. Kindle Edition. 3. A client with diabetic neuropathy reports a burning, electrical-type pain in the lower extremities that is worse at night and not responding to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Which medication will you advocate for first? 1. Gabapentin (Neurontin) 2. Corticosteroids 3. Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 4. Lorazepam (Ativan) - 3. [Show More]
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