Who has primary responsibility for each patient's initial ...

[appyboo]

Who has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history, physical assessment, and development of the care plan based on the nursing diagnoses identified?
 
  a. Physician
  b. Registered nurse
  c. Nursing assistant
  d. Licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse

Question 2

When obtaining a throat culture, the nurse must use a cotton-tipped applicator to swab the:
 
  a. larynx.
  b. oral mucosa.
  c. pharynx.
  d. trachea.

[emily12345]

Answer to Question 1

B
The registered nurse (RN) has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history, physical assessment, and development of the care plan based on the nursing diagnoses identified.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse should swab the tonsillar area (pharynx) with a sterile cotton-tipped applicator to obtain a specimen for a throat culture.

[appyboo]

TYSM

[tkempin]

Excellent