Answer to Question 1
C
During the time when a student nurse works as an employee of a health care facility, perform only tasks that appear in a job description for a nurse's aide or nursing assistant. For example, even if a student nurse has learned how to administer intramuscular medications, do not perform this task as a nurse's aide.
Answer to Question 2
C
Before antibiotic therapy, obtain blood cultures when ordered. Obtain blood specimens at the same time as a temperature spike, when the causative organism is most prevalent. Antipyretics are medications that reduce fever. It is important to note that these drugs mask signs of infection by suppressing the immune system. Physical cooling, including the use of water-cooled blankets, is appropriate when the patient's own thermoregulation fails or in patients with neurological damage (e.g., spinal cord injury).
Nursing history for hair and scalp assessment
Nursing history for musculoskeletal assessment
Skilled nursing facilities provide care for patients requiring longer stays than hospitals allow.
Sample Student Externship Form
Nursing Interventions and Prochaska's Stages of Change