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cagreen833

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Samantha is a nurse manager for a busy medical unit in an acute care hospital. She noticed that in the past few weeks that there has been a trend of complaints regarding the restful environment of her unit in the patient satisfaction reports.
 
  She discusses this issue with her staff, and they decide that the best thing to do is which of the following? A. Keeping all patient doors shut
  B. Clustering nursing activities at night
  C. Turning off all alarms after 2200
  D. Strictly enforcing the visitation policy

Question 2

A nurse delegates the task of intake and output to a new nursing assistant. The nurse knows that the assistant understands the task when the assistant states:
 
  A. I'll record the amount of urine.
  B. I'll disregard liquid stool as output.
  C. I won't include ice cream or sherbet as oral input.
  D. I'll note perspiration and record as small or large amount.


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SeanoH09

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
In health care facilities, noise created by caregivers, equipment, and other patients causes a problem for patients.

Answer to Question 2

A
Intake includes all liquids taken by mouth, through nasogastric or jejunostomy feeding tubes, IV fluids, blood and blood components. Output includes urine, diarrhea, vomitus, gastric suction, and drainage from surgical wounds or other tubes.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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