Which observation during morning rounds should receive a nurse's ...

[jjjetplane]

Which observation during morning rounds should receive a nurse's priority attention?
 
  a. Breakfast is late being served.
  b. A sink is leaking, leaving water on the bathroom floor.
  c. The daily schedule has not been posted on the unit bulletin board.
  d. A small group of patients is complaining that one patient turned down the TV volume.

Question 2

A nurse prepares to assess a newly hospitalized patient who moved to the United States 6 months ago from Somali
 
  a. The nurse should first determine:
  a. if the patient's immunizations are current.
  b. the patient's religious preferences.
  c. the patient's specific ethnic group.
  d. whether or not an interpreter is needed.

[kristenb95]

Answer to Question 1

B
Safety is the component of therapeutic milieu management that takes priority over the other components. A patient could be injured if he or she slipped and fell. The other problems do not pose a threat to patient safety.

Answer to Question 2

D
The assessment depends on communication. The nurse should first determine whether or not an interpreter is needed. The other information can be subsequently assessed when communication is effective.