A nurse has come on day shift and is assessing the client's intravenous setup. The nurse notes that there is a mini-bag of the client's antibiotic hanging as a piggyback, but that the bag is still full.
The nurse examines the patient's medication administration record (MAR) and concludes that the night nurse likely hung the antibiotic but failed to start the infusion. As a result, the antibiotic is three hours late and the nurse has consequently filled out an incident report. In doing so, the nurse has exhibited which of the following?
A) Ethical/legal skills
B) Technical skills
C) Interpersonal skills
D) Cognitive skills
Question 2
A client who has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of a gastrointestinal bleed requires a transfusion of packed red blood cells. Which of the following aspects of the nurse's execution of this order demonstrates technical skill?
A) Starting a new, large-gauge intravenous site on the client, and priming the infusion tubing
B) Understanding the Rh system that underlies the client's blood type
C) Ensuring that informed consent has been obtained and properly filed in the client's chart
D) Explaining the process that will be involved in preparing and administering the transfusion
Assessing for Bulge Sign, Observing for Fluid
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
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Secondary intravenous lines: (b) an intravenous piggyback (IVPB) alignment
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Nurse measuring the recumbent height of a toddler