Which of the following options correctly explains what the nurse ...

[pane00]

Which of the following options correctly explains what the nurse should do with the plan of care for a patient after it is developed?
 
  a. Place the original copy in the chart, so it cannot be tampered with or revised.
  b. Communicate the plan of care to all health care professionals involved in the patient's care.
  c. Send the plan of care to the administration office to be filed.
  d. Send the plan of care to quality assurance for review.

Question 2

The patient is being admitted to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath. The patient has had chronic lung disease for many years but still smokes. The nurse should
 
  a. Administer high levels of oxygen.
  b. Use oxygen cautiously in this patient.
  c. Place a paper bag over the patient's face to allow rebreathing of carbon dioxide.
  d. Administer CO2 via mask.

[Kjones0604]

Answer to Question 1

B
The patient's nursing plan of care is a dynamic piece of work that needs to be updated and revised as the patient's condition changes. All health care professionals involved in the patient's care need to be informed of the plan of care. The plan of care is not placed on the chart and not ever looked at again. The plan of care is not sent to the administrative office or quality assurance office.

Answer to Question 2

B
Because low levels of arterial O2 provide the stimulus that allows the patient to breathe, administration of high oxygen levels will be fatal for patients with chronic lung disease. Oxygen must be used cautiously in these types of patients. Patients with chronic lung disease have ongoing hypercarbia (elevated CO2 levels) and do not need to have CO2 administered or rebreathed.

[pane00]

Excellent

[dawsa925]

TYSM