Research has shown that patient adherence to prescribed regimens is generally low, especially when the patient will have to follow the regimen for a long time. Which of the following individuals would most likely benefit from health education that emphasizes adherence?

Your patient has an order for IV fluids: 3000 mL to run over 24 hours via infusion pump. For what rate will you set the infusion pump? _______ ml/hr

Which care activities would reduce the risk of a susceptible host acquiring an infection in the healthcare setting? Select all that apply.

An elderly woman who was recently widowed, came to the clinic for a wellness check up. She worked as a teller at a bank for 40 years and has been retired for the past 5 years. She never learned how to drive. She lives in a rural area that does not have public transportation. Which psychosocial change does the nurse focus on as a priority?

An elderly patient with confusion falls out of bed after a nursing assistant forgets to reconnect the bed alarm. What action should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing care for a patient who is on bedrest following spinal surgery. How can the nurse best exemplify the QSEN competency of quality improvement?

A patient is to receive Penicillin 400,000 units intramuscularly (IM) every 24 hours. The medication is dispensed as Penicillin 500,000 units/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?

A 70-year-old client who has a severe visual impairment is admitted to the hospital the day before surgery. The registered nurse recognizes that a priority goal for this client would include which of the following? The client will:

When caring for a client, a registered nurse (RN) performs hand hygiene, dons clean gloves and performs hand hygiene again after client care. The RN is demonstrating which of the following infection control precautions?

A stimulus that acquires MO effectiveness by preceding some form of worsening or improvement is called a _____. It is exemplified by the warning stimulus in a typical escape-avoidance procedure, which establishes its own offset as reinforcement and evokes all behavior that has accomplished that offset.