Author Question: The nurse working in the emergency clinic admits a minor requiring immediate treatment for a ... (Read 33 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse working in the emergency clinic admits a minor requiring immediate treatment for a life-threatening condition. The nurse calls the minor's home and finds the parents at home. The best course of action for the nurse is to:

1. Have the parents rush to the Emergency Department.
2. Have the parents fax written consent.
3. Have another nurse listen on the phone to document verbal consent.
4. Call the hospital's Legal Department to obtain consent from the parents.

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a class for staff members on the importance of assessing clients for sleep apnea in the long-term care facility. The nurse explains that the possible consequences of sleep apnea include which of the following?

1. Pulmonary hypertension
2. Teeth grinding
3. Sleepwalking
4. Hypothyroidism

Eazy416 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Consent is assumed in the case of an emergency, but if parental consent is requested, it is important to have another nurse listen on the phone, because verbal consent requires two signatures.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale: Sleep apnea causes the client's blood pressure to rise and, over time, can cause cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, and pulmonary hypertension. Sleepwalking and -talking are parasomnias, or behaviors that occur during sleepnot related to sleep apnea. Hypothyroidism does not result from sleep apnea.