Author Question: A nurse is prioritizing care for four patients. Which patient should the nurse see first? a. A ... (Read 27 times)

TFauchery · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is prioritizing care for four patients. Which patient should the nurse see first?

a. A patient needing teaching about medications
b. A patient with a healed abdominal incision
c. A patient with a slight temperature
d. A patient with difficulty breathing

Question 2

A nurse has a transactional leader as a manager. Which finding will the nurse anticipate from working with this leader?

a. Increased turnover rate
b. Increased patient mortality rate
c. Increased rate of medication errors
d. Increased level of patient satisfaction

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
An immediate threat to a patient's survival or safety must be addressed first, like difficulty breathing. Teaching, healed incision, and slight temperature are not immediate needs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Research has found that on nursing units where the nurse manager uses transactional leadership there is an increased level of patient satisfaction, a lower patient mortality rate, and a lower rate of medication errors. Turnover rate is decreased since staff retention is increased with transformational leadership.