A health screening was held, and the nurse reported the number and names of persons with positive test results to the agency director. What, however, is even more important than reporting this information?
a. Being sure that each client had identification so that no false names could be used
b. Keeping legal documentation of both negative and positive results
c. Telling the person with positive test results where they might go for treatment
d. Using the cheapest screening approach possible
Question 2
Why should nursing, as a profession, be involved in program planning? (Select all that apply.)
a. As a result of time spent in direct contact with clients in the community, nurses possess useful information.
b. Nurses have enough political power to create barriers if they are not included in the planning process.
c. Nurses, who constitute one third of all health care providers, implement the majority of planned programs.
d. Nurses make up a large portion of health care consumers.
e. Politically, it is wise to include all professions in planning groups.
f. Nurses provide the most expertise of the health care professions.
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
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