A new patient is being admitted to a long-term care facility. Who has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history, physical assessment, and development of the care plan based on the nursing diagnoses identified?
a. Physician
b. Registered nurse
c. Nursing assistant
d. Licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse
Question 2
A nurse is using the data, action, response, education (DARE) system of charting, and is completing the data portion. What data are the nurse's focus?
a. Planning
b. Assessment
c. Implementation
d. Patient teaching
Sharing patient information with colleagues is an important nursing role
Concept Care Map
Mechanical ventilation. The photograph shows a patient receiving breathing assistance by the use of
Patient's forearm supported in bed
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
Amyloid plaques (stained blue) in the brain of a deceased patient who had Alzheimer’s disease.