A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) expresses fear to the charge nurse about collecting a sputum specimen from a client who is HIV positive. Which action should the charge nurse take first?
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A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) expresses fear to the charge nurse about collecting a sputum specimen from a client who is HIV positive. Which action should the charge nurse take first?
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The nurse observes a practical nurse (PN) placing a client on the right side with the left leg bent in preparation for a lumbar puncture. Which action should the nurse implement?
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The home health aide caring for a homebound hospice client calls to inform the nurse that the client has reported feeling constipated. Which task should the nurse instruct the home health aide to perform?
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A group of nurse managers is asked to engage in a needs assessment for a piece of equipment that will be expensed to the organization's budget. Which question is most important to consider when analyzing the cost-benefit for this piece of equipment?
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An older female client who was recently widowed has become increasingly confused and disoriented. Her family tells the healthcare provider's office nurse that it is imperative for their mother to be admitted to the hospital for medical evaluation. The client is a member of a managed healthcare plan. Which information is best for the nurse to provide this family?
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A staff nurse has been tardy for morning shift assignments for the past three days and provides no explanation for arriving late. Which approach is best for the nurse manager to use when addressing this staff member's tardiness?
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Four clients are scheduled to receive IV infusions, but there are only three intravenous (IV) pumps available. Which prescribed infusion can most safely be administered without an IV infusion pump?
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It is most important for the charge nurse to schedule a multi-disciplinary team meeting to discuss which client?
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A male client is admitted with difficulty breathing related to a recent diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer. He tells the nurse that he does not want to be "hooked up to any machines". His vital signs are heart rate 120 beats/minute, blood pressure 98/50 mm Hg, respirations 30 breaths/minute, and oxygen saturation rate is 88%. Which action should the nurse take?
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The nurse is assisting with a lumbar puncture on a client. During the procedure, a code is called for another client on the unit who is experiencing respiratory arrest. Which action should the nurse take?
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