You are the nursing supervisor on the 11 P.M. to 7 A.M. shift. ...

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You are the nursing supervisor on the 11 P.M. to 7 A.M. shift. When making rounds, the charge nurse on the unit reports that one of the patients is dyspneic.
 
  What action would be expected from a nurse in the expertise stage of clinical competence when assessing shortness of breath in a patient? a. Recognizes the patient may have pulmonary edema and orders (or asks the physician for an order) an IVP diuretic
  b. Places a patient complaining of shortness of breath in high-Fowler's position after hearing coarse crackles and rhonchi and obtaining a pulse oxygenation of 88
  c. Increases the oxygen concentration
  d. Notifies the instructor of the patient's complaints

Question 2

A new staff nurse is hired as a full-time employee who works 40 hours a week. The nurse would be referred to as which of the following?
 
  a. .5 FTE c. .9 FTE
  b. .8 FTE d. 1.0 FTE

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A The expert nurse typically is the advanced nurse practitioner who has the ability to make clinical judgments and direct care.
B This is appropriate for a nurse at a different level of nursing.
C This is appropriate for a nurse at a different level of nursing.
D This is appropriate for a nurse at a different level of nursing.

Answer to Question 2

D
A full-time employee who works 40 hours a week or 80 hours in a 2-week period is referred to as a 1.0
FTE. A .5 FTE works 50 percent or 40 hours in a 2-week period. A .8 FTE works 80 percent or 64
hours in a 2-week period. A .9 FTE works 90 percent or 72 hours in a 2-week period.