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The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive person (UAP). Which task is appropriate for the UAP to complete?
A. Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter.
Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter requires specialized training and should only be performed by licensed personnel.
B. Taking an order over the telephone from a physician.
Taking an order over the telephone from a physician requires nursing judgment and should not be delegated to unlicensed personnel.
C. Bathing a combative client.
Bathing a combative client can be safely delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) as it does not require specialized nursing knowledge.
D. Assessing a client's wound.
Assessing a client's wound requires nursing assessment skills and should not be delegated to unlicensed personnel.
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Full Explanation
A. Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter requires specialized training and should only be performed by licensed personnel.
B. Taking an order over the telephone from a physician requires nursing judgment and should not be delegated to unlicensed personnel.
C. Bathing a combative client can be safely delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) as it does not require specialized nursing knowledge.
D. Assessing a client's wound requires nursing assessment skills and should not be delegated to unlicensed personnel.
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Which activity related to respiratory health is an example of tertiary health promotion and illness prevention?
A. Advocating politically for more explicit warning labels on cigarette packages
This is an example of primary prevention, which aims to prevent the onset of disease.
B. Assisting with lung function testing of a client to help determine a diagnosis
This is an example of secondary prevention, which involves early detection and diagnosis.
C. Administering a nebulized bronchodilator to a client who is short of breath
Tertiary prevention involves managing and treating existing diseases to prevent complications and improve quality of life, such as administering a nebulized bronchodilator.
D. Teaching a client that "light" cigarettes do not prevent lung disease
This is an example of primary prevention through education.
Full Explanation
A. This is an example of primary prevention, which aims to prevent the onset of disease.
B. This is an example of secondary prevention, which involves early detection and diagnosis.
C. Tertiary prevention involves managing and treating existing diseases to prevent complications and improve quality of life, such as administering a nebulized bronchodilator.
D. This is an example of primary prevention through education.
Which nursing activity reflects secondary prevention?
A. Making a referral for a mammogram
Secondary prevention involves early detection and prompt treatment of diseases, such as referring for a mammogram to detect breast cancer early.
B. Discussing the use of drugs and alcohol
This is an example of primary prevention, aiming to prevent the onset of substance abuse.
C. Promoting the use of helmets while riding motorcycles or bicycles
Promoting helmet use is also primary prevention, aimed at preventing injury.
D. Promoting the use of seat belts
Promoting seat belts is another form of primary prevention for injury prevention.
Full Explanation
A. Secondary prevention involves early detection and prompt treatment of diseases, such as referring for a mammogram to detect breast cancer early.
B. This is an example of primary prevention, aiming to prevent the onset of substance abuse.
C. Promoting helmet use is also primary prevention, aimed at preventing injury.
D. Promoting seat belts is another form of primary prevention for injury prevention.
A client refuses to have pain medication administered by injection. The nurse states, "If you don't let me give you the shot, I will get help to hold you down and give it." What tort may the nurse be committing?
A. Battery
Battery involves actual physical contact without consent.
B. Negligence
Negligence refers to failing to provide reasonable care, resulting in harm.
C. Assault
Assault is threatening to harm or perform a procedure without consent, which the nurse is doing by threatening to hold the client down.
D. Defamation
Defamation involves damaging someone's reputation through false statements.
Full Explanation
A. Battery involves actual physical contact without consent.
B. Negligence refers to failing to provide reasonable care, resulting in harm.
C. Assault is threatening to harm or perform a procedure without consent, which the nurse is doing by threatening to hold the client down.
D. Defamation involves damaging someone's reputation through false statements.