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ts19998

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A nurse assesses a patient reported to have normal vital signs throughout the night and finds the patient in acute respiratory distress. What is the nurse's next best action?
 
  a. Delegate vital signs to the UAP.
  b. Ask another nurse to call the health care provider.
  c. Call a code.
  d. Start another peripheral IV line.

Question 2

A telemetry unit is in need of a new monitoring system. A working group has been assigned to evaluate monitors that will be trialled on the unit. After narrowing the choices to three, the monitors are each trialled for a one-week period.
 
  The nursing staff is asked to vote on which monitor they feel is most appropriate for their unit. The monitor with the greatest number of votes will be the one chosen. This is an example of __________. a. transparency
  b. participative democracy
  c. authoritative decision-making
  d. democratic decision-making


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qytan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

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A Not appropriate.
B The nurse should stay with the patient and obtain vital signs, further assessing the patient for changes.
C Not appropriate.
D Not appropriate.

Answer to Question 2

b

a. Incorrect: This is an example of participative democracy. Transparency is the expectation of today's workers to know what decisions are made by managers, as well as how those decisions are made.
b. Correct: In participative democracy, clinicians participate in decisions made in the workplace.
c. Incorrect: This is an example of participative democracy, not authoritative decision-making.
d. Incorrect: This is an example of participative democracy, not democratic decision-making.


ts19998

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

parker125

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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