Discuss some factors the nurse should assess (i.e. on a pre-operative checklist) prior to a patient undergoing surgery.

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with C. difficile. Which nursing actions will have the greatest impact in preventing the spread of the bacteria?

As a nursing student, you go to a clinical facility with your clinical instructor and you are given permission to review a patient’s chart/medical record.  Discuss why you are given access to the chart and briefly explain some of the important considerations you must take when using this information.  

In NS 210, you had a practicum/competency evaluation.  What was the skill you were tested on? Reflect on this experience and indicate what you learned, how you plan to improve, and express what feelings you went through during this experience.  

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with C. difficile. Which nursing actions will have the greatest impact in preventing the spread of the bacteria?

You are performing diabetic teaching for a patient; write out three (3) key teaching points and why each teaching point is important.  

An older adult’s perineal skin is dry and thin with mild excoriation. When providing hygiene care after episodes of diarrhea, what should the nurse do?

The nurse is emptying an ileostomy pouch for a patient. Which assessment finding will the nurse report immediately?

The nurse is devising a plan of care for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of Constipation related to opioid use. Which outcome will the nurse evaluate as successful for the patient to establish normal defecation?

The patient is an 85-year-old male who is visiting the clinic today for a routine physical examination. The patient’s skin turgor is fair, but he reports fatigue and weakness. His skin is warm and dry, pulse rate is 116 beats/min, and he is afebrile. Which instruction should the nurse provide?