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ap345 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurses on your unit are using the University of Colorado Hospital Model to care for patients with pressure ulcers and to evaluate the care given. One of the steps in this model is to identify patient preferences.

During this step of the model, the nurses would do which of the following? a. Review pathophysiology and etiology of pain and pressure ulcer progression for thepalliative care patient
b. Compare the patient's comfort, palliative care, and wound care measures againstinstitutiona l and national benchmarks. Review evidence-based literature
c. Discuss, document, and implement patient's wishes regarding advanced directives andcomfort care measures
d. Consult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) and other practitioners for pressure relief,
wound care, pain management, and comfort and palliative care measures

Question 2

What step in the employment process may have been omitted when the staff appears to be nervous and overly cautious around a new nurse manager?

a. Involvement of human resources in the interview process
b. Involvement of the upper-level manager in the interview process
c. Involvement of the staff in the interview process
d. Involvement of the middle-level manager in the interview process

elyse44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
To identify patient preferences, you would discuss, document, and implement patient's wishes
regarding advanced directives and comfort care measures. None of the other options directly address
patient references.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Human resources must be involved in the employment process.
B The upper-level manager may have been omitted from the process.
C Staff members would not intimidate the new employee.
D The middle-level manager is key in the process.