QUESTION A client with substance abuse and bipolar disorder has recently stabilized after experiencing a crisis resulting from a psychotic episode. The client tells the nurse, “I want to live in the community again.” What is most important for the nurse to communicate with the healthcare provider if advocating for the client’s discharge into the community? ANSWER Advocating for Community Reintegration: Key Considerations for Clients […]

QUESTION The nurse is working in a facility that uses a barcode scanning device to administer medications to patients. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) focus item did the nurse use? ANSWER Medication Safety and the Integration of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Introduction Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a vital framework that prepares nursing students and professionals […]

QUESTION 3 critical points, importance to each, Rn intervention, expected client response. Throughout the person’s life cycle, a person may experience a number of different types of loss. The nurse should be familiar with these different forms of loss to best help the client cope with feelings of grief. Loss can range from actual loss, which involves the genuine loss of something important to perceived […]

QUESTION Which finding would indicate the following outcome had been achieved: Patient’s blood pressure (BP) will be less than 130/90 within 30 minutes after administration of antihypertensive medication? Patient’s BP 130/90 thirty minutes after medication Patient BP 136/92 twenty minutes after medication Patient’s BP 126/86 twenty-five minutes after medication Patient’s BP 122/82 forty minutes after medication ANSWER Evaluating Medication Efficacy: Interpreting Blood Pressure Outcomes Introduction […]

QUESTION Observe patient and healthcare provider safety practices in the clinical facility. Submit your clinical observations on the facility’s adherence to safety measures related to the National Patient Safety Goals. Discuss your observations of the delivery of safe care practices and/or eliminating the possible safety mistakes and obstacles you observed in the clinical setting. Your thoughts should focus on current evidence and recommendations by the […]

QUESTION Sarah has just performed the ACSM submax cycle ergometer test. She is a 25-year-old female who weighs 142 pounds and is very active. Her heart rate in stage 3 was 149. Her heart rate in stage 4 was 156. Stage 3 work rate is 450 and the stage 4 work rate is 600. Calculate her VO2max. ANSWER Calculating VO2max in the ACSM Submax Cycle […]

QUESTION The nurse is reviewing the patient’s chart and gathers more information about the patient’s difficulty breathing to prepare the plan of care. The patient rates his difficulty at an 8 on a scale of 0 to 10, experiencing increased tiredness and trouble speaking. The nurse reports the signs and symptoms to the RN for a possible oxygen order. Which aspect of care would the […]