Answer to Question 1
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Initiating the work order on the pump is important, but the first priority is to tag and remove the pump from service. Leaving the pump in the equipment closet could allow the pump to mistakenly be put back into service without be fixed. It is not the nurse's job to call the pump manufacturer to report the issues. Accidents that are equipment related result from the malfunction, disrepair, or misuse of equipment or from an electrical hazard. To avoid accidents, do not operate medical equipment without adequate instruction. If you discover a faulty piece of equipment, replace it with the proper working equipment, place a tag on the faulty one, take it out of service and promptly report any malfunctions.
Answer to Question 2
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Grimacing is a cue. A cue is information that a nurse obtains through use of the senses. An inference is your judgment or interpretation of these cues. Gordon's functional health patterns are a type of database format to obtain a comprehensive assessment. A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes that the nurse is licensed and competent to treat.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
The nurse applies a pulse oximeter sensor on the client’s finger.
Nurse collaboration