The nurse is preparing the information that will be provided to ...

[mwit1967]

The nurse is preparing the information that will be provided to the staff on the next shift. Which of the following should the nurse include in the change-of-shift report to nursing colleagues?
 
  a. A description of the steps of procedures done
  b. A review of routine care for the patient
  c. All routine care procedures required by the patient
  d. Essential background information about the patient

Question 2

The nurse uses a goniometer to assess which of the following?
 
  a. Abdominal tone
  b. Muscle strength
  c. The degree of motion in a joint
  d. The angle of wrist flexion and hyperextension

[dmurph1496]

Answer to Question 1

D

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A The nurse should relay to staff significant changes in the way therapies are given but should not describe basic steps of a procedure in a change-of-shift report.
B The nurse should not review routine care procedures or tasks in a change-of-shift report.
C The nurse should not review all routine care procedures or tasks in a change-of-shift report.
D A change-of-shift report should include essential background information about the patient (i.e., name, sex, age, physician's diagnosis, and medical history).

Answer to Question 2

C

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A A goniometer does not measure abdominal tone.
B A goniometer does not measure muscle strength.
C A goniometer is used to measure the degree of motion in a joint.
D A goniometer does not measure the angle of wrist flexion and hypertension.