Answer to Question 1
ANS: A
The nurse needs to assess the patient's skin. Assessment should not be delegated; it is the responsibility of the licensed professional nurse. The nurse needs to document the assessment findings objectively, not subjectively per the nursing assistant. Before requesting a consult or determining treatment, the nurse needs to assess the skin.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: C
The nurse needs to intervene if observing the technician taking an oral temperature after consuming any type of beverage because of the potential for a temperature difference in the liquid that may affect the patient's measured temperature. The other options are appropriate.
When working with the patient with impaired hearing, the interpreter needs to direct questions to th
Patient with exophthalmos.
GI endoscopy. (a) Similar to other forms of GI endoscopy, laparoscopy involves the insertion of a sp
Nursing
Patient Teaching Methods
Common patient positions.