Mr. Smith was seen in the hospital urgent care center for an open wound of the hand. The global period for the surgical procedure is 5 days. Three days after surgery, Mr. Smith comes to your providers and the wound is now infected. The wound is opened again, cleaned and dressed. Mr. Smith has personal […]

Is it acceptable for a nurse to refuse to care for a patient with a highly contagious illness, such as COVID-19? Question 41 options: It is not acceptable because the principle of justice dictates that a patient with an infectious disease deserves the same care as everyone else. It is acceptable because the nurse might […]

If the client’s daughter was not with the father (code was un-witnessed), and he did not have a living will or an advanced directive, should the nurse and medical team have then provided CPR to the patient? (Question 3/3) Question 36 options: No, because it would be considered futile care and they could be charged […]

Arizona State Hospital Quality and safety are two core values of nursing practice. Improving the quality of care and minimizing the risk of harm to patients is the responsibility of the individual but also of the organization. Reflecting on your clinical or simulation day, what steps did the facility or organization take to help ensure […]

physician orders 2mg of Ativan (Lorazepam) for a 90-year-old who has never had the medication before. The nurses is concerned that this dose is too high. What should the nurse do? Question 29 options: The nurse should contact the physician and tell them the dose is too high and needs to be changed The nurse […]

Mr. Smith comes to you with a sprained finger he sustained while working in a coal mine. Mr. Smith provides his Federal Black Lung Card and his Medicare card, which shows he has Medicare Part A and B. Referring to the above scenario, to which one of the following do you send the claim for […]

A team on a palliative care unit is caring for a terminally ill patient. The patient is near death and has an advance directive which states they do not want CPR, antibiotics, feeding tube or fluids. Which of the following situation is an example of an ethical dilemma that can arise for the team caring […]

Margaret, a 72-year old client admitted to a surgical floor, is pulling out her NG-tube. The health care aide informed the nurse, Keith, that Margaret has pulled out her tube again, and offers to help restrain her so that Keith can reinsert the tube. What is the first step Keith should take before reinserting the […]

s it acceptable for a nurse to refuse to care for a patient with a highly contagious illness, such as COVID-19? Question 25 options: It is not acceptable because the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses states that in a natural or human-made disaster, nurses have a duty to provide care […]

Benchmark, applying leadership and management principles. The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the various approaches nursing leaders, and employees when addressing issues in the practice. Select an issue from the following list, workplace violence, workplace injury, unit, restructuring, floating, Nurse turnover, Nurse, staffing, ratios, or use of contract employees for example Registry and […]