A volunteer explained to a nurse that a certain client did not wish to fill out the information/consent form. What should the nurse explain to the client as to why the form was required? (Select all that apply.)
a. The agency requires such forms to document personnel time.
b. The information serves as data for duplicating the screening in the future.
c. You may wish to keep these data so that they are available for needed follow-up.
d. The form is needed for student education; the data are collated to determine community-wide needs.
e. Consent is needed before any tests, particularly invasive ones, are administered.
f. The data are used for program evaluation so that more such screenings may be available.
Question 2
A nurse is planning the evaluation of a mental health screening program in the community. What should be included in the process evaluation of this program?
a. Asking whether program goals were adequately met
b. Determining whether more people sought follow-up care after the screening
c. Determining the number of people who attended and were screened
d. Measuring whether the incidence of disease changed
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
Example of simplified note for one-time client.
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe
Testing the Achilles tendon reflex with client in a supine position
X-ray showing pneumonia. Fluid and blood cells fill the lungs