Answer to Question 1
B
Second-priority activities pertain to safety issues. Assisting in the transfer of a patient is one way of providing safe care for both the patient and the nurse. First-priority activities are related to conditions that are life-threatening or potentially life-threatening, such as having IV access and the continuous monitoring of vital signs for critical patients. Third-priority activities are directly related to the plan of care, such as medications, nutrition, and ambulation. The fourth priority phase is not generally used in nursing.
Answer to Question 2
C
Vacarro (2007) identified five potential traps of prioritizing that nurses need to be aware of and avoid. These potential traps are: 1) doing what hits first, 2) taking the path of least resistance, 3) responding to the squeaky wheel, 4) completing tasks, and 5) relying on misguided inspiration.
Documenting the health history is a crucial step in providing patient care
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Patient teaching: vascular assessment
Preoperative and Postoperative Patient Instructions
A patient with goiter due to iodine deficiency.
Energy Transfer