This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Mrs. Bert is an 84-year-old woman with end-stage liver cancer and bone metastasis. Her family ... (Read 77 times)

laurencescou

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 593
Mrs. Bert is an 84-year-old woman with end-stage liver cancer and bone metastasis. Her family believes she is in considerable pain, but you observe her to be sleeping intermittently. As her nurse, you should
 
  a. Wait for Mrs. Bert to request pain medication; after all, she could not be in too much pain if she sleeps
  b. Medicate her only at night so she can get some quality sleep
  c. Medicate every 4 to 6 hours as ordered to provide continuous pain management
  d. Transfer her to the hospital

Question 2

Janet, an LPN, is in charge of Unit 2A in Shady Grove Nursing Home. She finds Mrs. Smith in the bathroom barely breathing. Janet calls for help and instructs the staff to call 911 and bring emergency supplies. Janet sets up oxygen for Mrs. Smith.
 
  Janet is guilty of
  a. Nothing: The Nurse Practice Act and facility procedures support this action
  b. Negligence: She did not get a specific order
  c. Omission: She did not chart the action
  d. None of the above



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

s.meritte

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 306
Answer to Question 1

C
Response A is incorrect because Mrs. Bert may be using sleep as a coping mechanism to deal with her pain. Response B is incorrect because quality of sleep is not the issuepain management is. Response D is inappropriate. Response C is correct; with continuous pain medication, Mrs. Bert would be able to rest well, have relief of pain, and perhaps have some interaction with family.

Answer to Question 2

A
The facility has policy and procedures for life-threatening situations, and Janet was within the guidelines. She did not need a patient-specific order because the facility standing procedure covers this event. The scenario does not go any further, so we do not know if she did or did not chart.





 

Did you know?

Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.

Did you know?

Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.

Did you know?

There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library