Nur 108 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Susan Jones is a 42-year-old African-American female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type II. She works in a manufacturing plant in her hometown. While at work, she feels faint and has to sit down. The occupational nurse is contacted to assess her. Susan Jones is married and a mother of two elementary age children. She has been employed in her current position for two years.

Medication Categories Concepts Antihypertensives Perfusion NCLEX Client Need Categories Percentage of Items from Each Category/Subcategory Covered in Case Study Safe and Effective Care Environment • Management of Care 17-23% • Safety and Infection Control 9-15% Health Promotion and Maintenance 6-12% Psychosocial Integrity 6-12% Physiological Integrity • Basic Care and Comfort 6-12% • Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 12-18% • Reduction of Risk Potential 9-15% • Physiologic...

1. Denial - ANSWER Refusing to believe or even perceive realities 2. Confabulation - ANSWER Confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you, or a belief that you remember something when it never actually happened 3. Rationalization - ANSWER Defense mechanism that offers self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions 4. Projection - ANSWER Disguising one's own threatening impulses by attributi...

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NUR 108 / NUR108 FINAL EXAM Question 16 1. Which statement made during a meeting of a hospital’s ethics committee is based on the ethical principle of autonomy? a. The nurse agreed to be present when the patient talked to family about surgical treatment, however the nurse did not show up. b. This treatment is not appropriate for this patient because the danger of destroying the liver is greater than any potential beneficial effect. c. Patients have a right to refuse pain medication...

NUR 108 Final Exam Question And Answers ( 100% Satisfied) A graded Question 1 1. The RN is caring for an older adult patient admitted with frequent falls at home. Which initial strategy is most effective to improve patient outcomes? a. Coordination of care with an interdisciplinary team. b. Maintain bedrest with close supervision. c. Prepare for transfer to skilled nursing facility. d. Frequent hospitalizations help to manage illness effectively. ...

NUR 108 Quiz 1

NUR 108 Final exam questions and answers.

Question 1: Multiple Choice – During delegation, the RN considers whether the assignment that needs to be done requires the assessment skills of the RN to be performed safely. This exemplifies which of the delegation “rights”? a. Person b. Feedback c. Supervision d. Communication Response: a. Person Rationale: When the RN considers whether the assignment requires the assessment skills of the RN she is deciding whether the assignment can be completed by the UAP, or, if the RN’...

1. The RN is caring for an older adult patient admitted with frequent falls at home. Which initial strategy is most effective to improve patient outcomes? a. Coordination of care with an interdisciplinary team. b. Maintain bedrest with close supervision. c. Prepare for transfer to skilled nursing facility. d. Frequent hospitalizations help to manage illness effectively. 1.25 points Question 2 1. Which of the following collaboratives has the mi...