An experienced nurse on a medical-surgical unit is aware that new research states there is no benefit to rotating intravenous access sites to reduce phlebitis in hospitalized patients. The nurse overhears a new graduate nurse telling a client that they are planning to insert another intravenous line to rotate the site. What is the most appropriate action for the experienced nurse to take?

A disagreement has arisen over the transfer process for clients between two hospital units. What is the best way to handle this disagreement?

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe head injuries and is declared brain dead. The transplant coordinator has spoken with the client's family about organ donation. The client's spouse states she is confused and does not know what she should do. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a confused client. Which action should the nurse take to prevent this client from falling?

The overhead page has just announced a fire, on a unit two floors below the unit where the staff nurse is working. Which action should the nurse Implement first?

The nurse manager is mediating a grievance brought by the certified nurse aide (CNA) about the nurse after the CNA was unsuccessful in resolving the conflict. At the mediation session, the CNA repeatedly states that the nurse's delegation is unfair and overloading, while the nurse continues to repeat the reasons for the delegated activities. Which is the nurse manager's best course of action?

The nurse manager is evaluating the performance of a staff nurse who has just completed a six-month probationary period. As part of the evaluation process, the nurse manager should ask the staff nurse to take which action?

What actions should a nurse prioritize when responding to a biological disaster? Select all that apply.

The charge nurse is reviewing documentation completed by the registered nurse (RN) and evaluating the RN's delegation to the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Nurse aide (NA), as well as the RN's appropriate supervision. Which medical record documentation indicates incomplete, unsafe, or inappropriate delegation? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing the difference between quantitative and qualitative data. Complete the following sentence by using the list of options. Data analysis for qualitative research consists more of dropdown information, while quantitative research focuses on dropdown data.

The clinic nurse is providing discharge instructions to an older adult client diagnosed with cataracts. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A client is prescribed 1 g potassium phosphate IV to be infused continuously over 6 hr. Available is 1 g potassium phosphate in 250 mL dextrose 5% water (DW). The nurse should set the IV pump to run at how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse preceptor is precepting a new graduate nurse. Which strategies should the nurse preceptor utilize to assist in the development and support of new graduate nurses' orientation? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing to educate a group of graduate nurses about events that should be documented in an incident report. Which examples should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.

A nurse is performing a root cause analysis (RCA) for a client who had a surgical procedure that was performed on the wrong site. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask during an RCA? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed Ds lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nursing instructor delivers a lecture to nursing students regarding the issue of clients' rights and asks a nursing student to identify a situation that represents an example of invasion of client privacy. Which situation, if identified by the student, indicates an understanding of a violation of this client's right?

The nurse is caring for an elderly female client who has an indwelling catheter. Which assessment finding is most concerning to the nurse?

The charge nurse is reviewing documentation completed by the registered nurse (RN) and evaluating the RN's delegation to the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Nurse aide (NA), as well as the RN's appropriate supervision. Exhibits Which medical record documentation indicates incomplete, unsafe, or inappropriate delegation?

A new nurse is struggling with time management and prioritizing patient care. Which interventions by the nurse manager would be appropriate? Select all that apply.

A client is brought to the emergency department by emergency medical services (EMS) after being hit by a car. The name of the client is unknown, and the client has sustained a severe head injury and multiple fractures and is unconscious. An emergency craniotomy is required. Regarding informed consent for the surgical procedure, which is the best action?

The nurse is planning care for a client who was just admitted with acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse should instruct the unlicensed assistive personnel to implement which action?