Answer to Question 1
D
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A A Kardex form is a written form that contains basic patient information. A Kardex form contains an activity and treatment section, and a nursing care plan section that organizes information for quick reference as nurses give change-of-shift reports. It does not include a description of teaching that was provided to the patient.
B An incident report concerns any event that is not consistent with the routine operation of a health care unit or routine care of a patient (e.g., a patient falls).
C A nursing history form guides the nurse through a complete assessment to identify relevant nursing diagnoses or problems. It provides baseline data about the patient.
D The nurse's description of the teaching provided to the patient on performance of self-administration of medication is recorded in the discharge summary form.
Answer to Question 2
A
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A The history of modern nursing, at its heart, is a story of globalization. Nurses often travelled across geographic and national boundaries to bring nursing service and training to communities in need.
B Although Florence Nightingale reduced morbidity and mortality rates by applying modern principles of cleanliness and comfort during the Crimean War, this war was not the main driving force for the modernization of nursing.
C Missionary nursing was the result of a series of sociopolitical factors converging at the same time but was not the main driving force for the modernization of nursing.
D The women's suffrage movement was not the main driving force for the modernization of nursing, although nursing did become an instrument of women's emancipation against middle-class female restrictions.
An example of a late entry to the medical record.
Sample Teaching Plan for Hypertension
Drug Classification and Description of Use
Using a digital multimeter to test an oxygen sensor using the MIN/MAX record function of the meter.
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
Oral pseudo membraneous candidiasis in a patient with AIDS.