Author Question: A nurse is assisting with examining a client. During the procedure, the nurse hands the examiner one ... (Read 62 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is assisting with examining a client. During the procedure, the nurse hands the examiner one instrument at a time. What other method can the nurse use to assist the examiner promptly and properly?

A) Place all the necessary instruments near the examiner.
B) Place the instruments near the examiner's dominant hand.
C) Check with the examiner before handing over any instrument.
D) Keep all of the necessary instruments behind the examiner.

Question 2

A nurse is reviewing the previous medical history of a new client and is cross-referencing the client's pre-admission medication regimen with her current medication orders.

The nurse reads that the client was taking ginseng on a regular basis, but another nurse is adamant that this is not considered to be a medication. The nurse should be aware that a medication is defined as A) A substance that affects health status.
B) Any physical substance that the client ingests in any form.
C) A non-nutritional substance that is taken for health purposes.
D) A chemical substance that changes body function.

mariahkathleeen · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse should place the instruments and equipment on the side of the examiner's dominant hand, if possible. If not, the nurse should anticipate what will be needed during the procedure and hand the examiner one item at a time. Placing all of the instruments near the examiner or behind the examiner will not help the examiner perform the procedure promptly. Also, it is not a good practice to ask the examiner every time the nurse needs to hand over an instrument. The nurse must be familiar with the examination equipment and the order of its use.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Medications are defined as chemical substances that change body function.