A nurse asks you to give a patient his meds when he is done in the bathroom. Your response? - Answer>>> Politely apologize and say you are prohibited from performing that task but can let them know when the pt is out of
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A nurse asks you to give a patient his meds when he is done in the bathroom. Your response? - Answer>>> Politely apologize and say you are prohibited from performing that task but can let them know when the pt is out of the bathroom.
The client states that a mistake has been made: there is salt on her tray, although the doc has ordered a low-salt diet. the nurses' assistant should - Answer>>> Check the diet order with the charge nurse.
You are told to put a client in Fowler's position. Before changing the position of the client's bed, you should: - Answer>>> Explain the procedure to the client.
What can cause an inaccurate oral temperature reading? - Answer>>> Drinking hot or cold liquids within ten minutes of the reading, failure to shake down a mercury thermometer, vigorous exercise prior to measuring temperature, smoking tobacco.
During hand washing, you accidentally touch the inside of the sink while rinsing the soap off. The next action is to - Answer>>> Repeat the wash from the beginning.
Which of the following is considered a client's right? - Answer>>> Having curtains pulled during personal care, having personal information kept confidential, receiving and sending private mail.
When changing an unsterile dressing, the nurses' assistant should wash hands - Answer>>> Before, after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure.
The nurses' assistant, a member of the healthcare team, can participate in the nursing process *except* for
a. collecting data.
b. planning the care.
c. making observations.
d. carrying out selected interventions. - Answer>>> b. The planning phase of the nursing process can only be done by the registered nurse.
Clean bed linen placed in a client's room but *not* used should be: - Answer>>> Put in the dirty linen container.
When preparing to give a patient a bath you notice that she is not wearing an ID band. What do you do? - Answer>>> Report it to the charge nurse & get them an ID band.
Before transferring client from the bed to a wheelchair, the nurses' assistant should sit him or her on the edge of the bed for a few minutes to? - Answer>>> Prevent orthostatic hypotension.
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